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almieri recalled. "Rielle was a loose cannon and we just didn't know what she would say to the press."Palmieri's testimony proved to be a mixed blessing for prosecutors when they asked her about their key witness, former campaign aide Andrew Young."He seemed insincere to me, might sort of exaggerate his experiences," she said.Another witness, former speechwriter Wendy Button, testified that Edwards was aware of Fred Baron's financial and logistical support for his pregnant mistress while she was in hiding."He said that he had known all along that Baron was taking care of things," Button said.However, she said Edwards did not acknowledge assistance from another donor, Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, until long after his 2008 presidential campaign."He only used the phrase he had 'just learned' about Bunny Mellon," Button said.During cross-examination, Edwards' lawyers asked Button whether she had ever participated in any of the discussions concerning logistics of hiding h |
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