presidential campaign. she tells her husband john edwards. fire hunter. that s when the problem starts. that s when they have to come up with the money, to keep hunter quiet, to keep her from going to the press. megyn: what andrew young is telling this jury is then sudden think thereafter reille hunter is pregnant and she calls up andrew young in the middle of the night and she said somebody better be pregnant or dying and she responded nobody is dying. it was at that point he went to john edwards, and said she is pregnant with your baby. he responded she is a crazy absolute and there is a one in five chance it s my child. there was a attempt to get bunny melon to fund reille hunter s secret lifestyle.
copy of the national enquirer and said he couldn t hire young because it might affect his ability to do this job. finally during a contentious meeting on a rural road in edwards suv. he says the former presidential candidate said he was getting questions from bunny melon, the money that went to young and his wife to keep reille hunter in hiding. he said i looked up and me and said you couldn t hurt me, andrew, you can t hurt me. megyn: oh, boy, jonathon, thank you. kelly s court is back in session. on the docket, can he hurt john edwards? today the defense will get a
dynamics and issues. megyn: you have got issues. he s a more ron. we apologize. megyn: andrew young is critical to this case. what he testified to was all sorts of business from this elderly woman who wanted to see john edwards as president. oh, boy, did she want that. and she was passing all sorts of checks and money hidden in little packages and so on to andrew young and his wife meant to funnel to reille hunter is what he is suggesting to cover up the affair. is that where he s going? john edwards will say what andrew young did was take some of that money and first interstate into building his dream home. they can prove that, that will go toward further destroying
the problem is still the same. this president is not focused on fixing the problem, he s focused on pandering. that doesn t solve it. i m crying every time i look at my checkbook. we need to remember bush one. megyn: thank you, guys, pleasure. coming up. a dangerous trend among teens trying to get high with hand sanitizer? what every parent needs to know ahead in a live report. a campaign aide claims john edwards used donor cash to hide his affair with reille hunter. that campaign aide may be in trouble. you have to understand john edwards is not your average joe. he s one of the most per
president. jonathan serrie live from u.s. district court in greensboro, north carolina. what i the see issue here, jonathan? reporter: jon, the key issue is really determining the intent behind that near here $1 million from two wealthy donors that was used to hide reille hunter during her pregnancy. was it merely to prevent john edwards wife and kids from finding out about the a fair or preserve his family-man image among voters during his 2008 bid for president? listen. the pros crucia pros crucial is arguing for a broader view of what a campaign contribution reus. the defense would like a stricter determination of campaign contributions. reporter: it has the potential to broaden the legal definition of what cans taouts a campaign contribution. no doubt lawyers for political campaigns nationwide will be keeping a close eye on the