JOHN EDWARDS has finally been indicted for using campaign funds to cover up his affair with RIELLE HUNTER during his run for the presidency two years ago. Here’s something a little meatier than the normal hollywood celebrity gossip. Right?

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While Edwards was a (supposedly) happily married man back in 2007, he was secretly sleeping with a campaign videographer, Rielle Hunter. Hunter quickly got pregnant and in order to cover this up from not only the public but his wife, Edwards funneled money into both her and his campaign aide, Andrew Young’s, pocket. As People reports:

A decision from the Fed on whether to seek an indictment of former Senator John Edwards is expected within the next several weeks, mulitple sources with knowledge of the investigation tell ABC News. A long-running federal grand jury probe of John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign is coming to an end as investigators wrap up an inquiry now broadened to include issues beyond the money allegedly used to conceal Edwards’ extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter.

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Rumors that John Edwards is engaged to his mistress, Rielle Hunter and mother of his daughter, are false. If that makes everyone feels better.

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The photo above is John and his late wife Elizabeth taken during happier times

National Enquirer reported “close sources” as saying Edwards popped the question just three weeks after burying his cheated wife of 33 years, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Edwards’ will: Her cheating husband John Edwards gets nothing. Elizabeth has left everything to her children.

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Elizabeth passed away with courage and grace at age 61, the resilient Elizabeth Edwards Cohen succumbed to her 6-year battle with breast cancer on December 7, 2010. She was surrounded by her children and estranged husband John Edwards at her home in North Carolina.

John Edwards’ baby mama Rielle Hunter tells all to GQ magazine. Rielle came out and spilled details on a lot of topics in her life…and being with John. She kind of made herself sound ditzy.

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More Rielle news after the jump…

I wonder what John’s current estranged wife Elizabeth thinks now! From GQ:

John Edwards marrying mistress Rielle Hunter. It took years for John to come clean about having an affair, then a few more to publicly claim his child with Rielle, so when will he announce that he really is marrying her? At their five year anniversary?

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More pictures of John after the cheat

John sure is a smooth operator…makes you have a lot of faith in the political system, even though he wasn’t elected. According to the Boston Herald: