The Enquirer article then goes on to describe how Rielle is living it up courtsey of Edwards' failed campaign funds.
The day prior to Edwards bombshell admission to an affair on ABC’s Nightline, Rielle Hunter and her 6 month old daughter, Frances Quinn Hunter, were flown out of the US onboard a chartered Learjet.Why do I believe every word of that? Because it rings true. I bet you anything that Edwards did indeed tell his mistress that they would be together after Elizabeth died. But only that might not happen now that the mean ole National Enquirer stepped in and blabbed about their affair to everyone...now he can't present Rielle as the woman who healed his grieving heart after Elizabeth's death like planned. Sucks to be him.
The private flight cost $50,000 and was paid for by Edwards’ pals. The Hunters were the solo passengers aboard the eight-hour flight.
Destination: St. Croix in the Virgin Islands!
THE ENQUIRER tracked Rielle to St. Croix where our reporters discovered Rielle and the baby stayed in a luxurious oceanfront home owned by controversial trial lawyer Lee Rohn, another close friend of Edwards.
When visited by an ENQUIRER reporter on August 15, Rohn snapped a terse “No comment!” when questioned about Hunter.
Former Virgin Island Senator Anne Golden confirmed to THE ENQUIRER that “within 24 hours of their arrival that they were here and staying with Lee Rohn.”
After the ENQUIRER discovered Rielle’s hideaway with Rohn, she was moved to a motel on the island before returning to Santa Barbara on August 17 according to another source.
An ENQUIRER reporter then saw Rielle back in her California home, which is being paid for by Edwards’ former finance chairman Fred Baron.
And Rielle now has an off-duty police officer guarding her house.
None of this is paid for by Rielle. The money continues to come from Edwards’s network of loyal supporters, with no explanation from Edwards why he is having his friends continue to support Rielle now that the affair has been made public.
Edwards is not only aware of the hush money payoffs but orchestrated it with his team of former campaign advisors and now The ENQUIRER has discovered that a team of six more lawyers have been involved in the coverup and are funneling payments to Hunter, who has no money and no means of support.
The ENQUIRER has also learned that Hunter's own lawyer advised her to allow Edwards to take a paternity test but she refused out of misguided belief that Edwards will marry her after the death of his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth.
But more importantly than all of this...what's with all the money? Edwards has money of his own to waste, and if he wants to spend his own money on his mistress then that's between him and his wife...but it seems as if he is using/used campaign funds to keep his chick on the side happy...and that is everyone's business.
He should be investigated to ensure that the money going to his holemate comes from his personal funds only. Campaign funds, donated by supporters are to get him elected, period....it's actually illegal to use them for other means....it's a violation of the public trust....and it's stupid. These things alone disqualify him for running for dogcatcher...we already have enough liars and thieves in government to deal with, we don't need another.
I wonder will the National Enquirer haters acknowledge the "gossip rag's" gangsta now?
