John Edwards Faces Hometown Jury in Campaign Finance Trial
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Two-time U.S. presidential candidate and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards is about to learn his fate on charges he violated campaign finance rules to hide a mistress as the process to select a jury begins.
An initial pool of jurors assembled today before U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles in Greensboro, North Carolina. The pool was split into two groups of about 96 jurors each, who filled out questionnaires and listened to instructions from Eagles on trial conduct before being dismissed until April 17.