John Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter: 6 sordid details from her new book

It appears the disgraced two-time presidential candidate still has a little farther to fall before he reaches rock bottom — and Hunter is helping him get there

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This month, federal prosecutors said they would not retry John Edwards — the former Democratic senator from North Carolina and a two-time presidential candidate — on charges of illegally using campaign contributions to hide an extramarital affair with his mistress Rielle Hunter. A jury in North Carolina had earlier acquitted him on one count of finance fraud and deadlocked on five other counts, enabling Edwards to avoid what could have been a hefty prison sentence. However, Hunter's new memoir — What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter, and Me — is unlikely to help him in the court of public opinion. Here, 6 sordid details from Hunter's book, excerpts of which were reported ahead of its June 26 release date:

1. Edwards had multiple extramarital affairs

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