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David Weigel

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David Weigel @daveweigel

The National Enquirer (and @samstein) were probing the affair story, but Edwards quit on 1/30/08. Enquirer didn't pub the photo of Edwards with the love child until July that year, when Edwards confirmed it. So, he was still lying about it when he quit. https://t.co/sQUKOmYNGp — PolitiTweet.org

Sasha Issenberg @sissenberg

So that's how we're remembering the reason John Edwards had to drop out of the 2008 race? https://t.co/53n0NRXlGb https://t.co/KdkxLuYw8m

Posted May 9, 2022

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David Weigel @daveweigel

Good thread https://t.co/Aj5e36u6kl — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Sheffield @mattsheffield

People ask me sometimes why I bother fact-checking false claims made by people like Dinesh D'Souza. I'm not givin… https://t.co/j8eOD3HHtF

Posted May 9, 2022

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David Weigel @daveweigel

IIRC, the fact that Edwards was lying the whole time made it an even weirder/bigger story when he confirmed it - like, this yutz risked bringing down the party by running when he knew he had a love child. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 9, 2022