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Bunny Mellon's Lawyer: Money was Gift, Not Campaign Contribution

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Mon May 07, 2012 at 02:48:15 PM EST
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Bunny Mellon's lawyer, Alexander Forger, put some serious dents in the Government's case today.

"She liked him as an individual, as a person. It wasn't because he was running for president," he testified. "If he wanted to be president of Duke University, she would have supported that...."One of her basic values is loyalty as a friend," he continued.

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He also testified that he amended Mellon's 2008 tax return to address the payments, which were included as gifts to Huffman, and pay the related gift tax.

"Is there any doubt in your conversation with her that you said this could not be a campaign contribution?” defense lawyer Abbe Lowell asked.

"No doubt," Forger replied.

"Is there any doubt she said it was not a campaign contribution?” Lowell asked.

"No doubt," Forger again replied.

The Government then called Bunny's libarian to show Edwards had asked Bunny for $3 million in 2011, before his indictment. There was a battle over whether the testimony and a letter would be admitted and the judge kept it out.

Edwards isn't home free yet. Here are some of the other witnesses expected this week.

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