using nearly a million dollars in what's alleged to be campaign cash to cover up an affair and the pregnancy of his mistress. jonathan serrie is live outside of the u.s. district court in greens borough, north carolina. jonathan. >> reporter: hi megyn. the jury has been seated, clearing the way for opening arts to begin. during those opening statements prosecutors told the jury john edwards is a master manipulator who knew about the nearly $1,000,000.2 wealthy donors provided to hide his pregnant mistress. prosecutors insisted the funds were campaign contributions designed to preserve edwards' family man image during the 2008 presidential campaign. in opening statements, the defense argued the contributions were merely private money, intended to protect edwards' family from embarrassment by the affair. they claim most of the money which was handled by the man you see in this video, former edwards campaign staffer andrew young helped finance young's new house in chapel hill.
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