Prosecutors argue  Edwards broke the law by accepting the cash as an illegal contribution to his 2008 campaign
US Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards speaks during a town hall meeting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 2007. Edwards had it all: money, good looks, and a stellar presence in the Democratic Party that included two presidential bids. Then he cheated on his dying, cancer-stricken wife and now faces prison for taking money to cover up the affair.