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Prosecutors said it was a campaign finance violation. Friends of a prominent politician had made payments to the politician’s pregnant mistress, ostensibly to hide her from voters. But federal jurors were not able to agree on a verdict in the trial of the politician, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, a former Democratic presidential candidate.
The New York attorney general’s office is seeking sanctions against former President Trump and his lawyers for “deficient” verified answers to allegations in a lawsuit accusing the Trump Organization of fraud.