Earlier Tuesday, Young's friend and one-time donor Tim Toben also appeared in court. He testified that he warned President Obama's campaign to take a hard look at articles in the National Enquirer about the affair. Toben was shocked that Edwards thought he could still be Mr. Obama's running mate des
In the afternoon, prosecutors called developer and clean energy entrepreneur Tim Toben to the stand. Toben was a contributor to Edwards campaign, as well as a friend of the candidate and his aide Young. In 2005, Toben sold Young a 10-acre tract adjacent to his own home and the men became neighbors.
Date: May 08, 2012
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John Edwards Trial: Will Mistress Rielle Hunter Testify?
On Monday, Tim Toben, a friend of Edwards former top aide Andrew Young, testified that in the fall of 2007 he was given a secret mission to drive Hunter along with Young and his wife to the airport in the middle of the night so they could leave North Carolina and go into hiding.
Tim Toben, a North Carolina businessman and one-time Edwards' supporter, admitted on the stand during Edward's corruption trial that he and Young joked about the consequences of releasing the sex tape, and disparaged Edwards, a man both men once admired but came to resent.
Date: May 08, 2012
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Chapel Hill supporter says John Edwards was in middle of coverup
Then, before the trial broke for the day, the pendulum seemed to swing back toward the prosecution with testimony from Chapel Hill builder Tim Toben. He said Edwards knew details of the cross-country effort to hide Hunter that started weeks before the 2008 Iowa presidential caucuses.
Date: May 08, 2012
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Mellon's lawyer supports defense version of gifts to Edwards
Nick Baldick, a 42-year-old man who has a company that helps run political campaigns, took the stand shortly before lunch. Tim Toben, a Chapel Hill businessman who supported Edwards, was scheduled to testify Monday afternoon.
Chapel Hill, N.C., builder Tim Toben testified Monday Edwards knew details of the effort to conceal his liaison with Rielle Hunter and her pregnancy from the media as he was campaigning, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported.
Date: May 08, 2012
Category: U.S.
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Edwards donor testifies he told Obama campaign about affair
Prosecution witness Tim Toben, a developer and green energy entrepreneur, said during cross examination that during a dinner with Edwards, the candidate was optimistic about his chances of his being selected as Obama's running mate.