Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards: John Edwards did everything they could to hide his affair with Rielle Hunter "and out-of child out of wedlock as a result" when he ran as president in 2008. In fact, the politician reportedly went so far as to use campaign funds to help keep the scandal quiet. Now a federal grand jury has charged Edwards with violations of the laws on campaign financing. He was indicted Friday in North Carolina on six counts, including conspiracy, four counts of illegal campaign contributions and one count of false statements. He is expected to appear in a Winston Salem Middle District Courthouse this afternoon. Edwards admits that he used the funds to hide the affair, but he maintains that he did so to keep it from his wife, Elizabeth Edwards not to help his bid for presidency. The former North Carolina senator, 57, received money to silence his lover and his former aide Andrew Young, during the scandal. Young has even claimed that he was the father of the Queen and his daughter, now 3 years Hunter Edwards, but Edwards finally clean in January 2010.The government’s theory is wrong on the facts and wrong on the law," Greg Craig, one of Edwards' lawyers, said in a statement last week. "John Edwards has done wrong in his life and he knows it better than anyone, but he did not break the law." Edwards was given the chance to reach a plea agreement, but he chose to fight the charges instead. Elizabeth Edwards was by her husband during the campaign, but the couple eventually split in January 2010. Elizabeth lost her battle with cancer six years in December. She and John were married for 33 years and have four children together.