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Edwards' attorneys grill the wife of his ex-aide about her memory, and her husband's

May 2, 2012 |Michael Biesecker, The Associated Press
- Cheri Young, right, is escorted out of the Federal Courthouse in Greensboro, N.C. on Monday, April 30, 2012, after testifying in the John Edwards trial. Young, the wife of an ex-aide to John Edwards broke down on the witness stand Monday as she recounted how the candidate asked the couple to hide an affair he was having and justified using wealthy donors’ money to do it. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Shawn Rocco) -

Cheri Young, right, is escorted out of the Federal Courthouse in Greensboro, N.C. on Monday, April 30, 2012, after testifying in the John Edwards trial. Young, the wife of an ex-aide to John Edwards broke down on the witness stand Monday as she recounted how the candidate asked the couple to hide an affair he was having and justified using wealthy donors’ money to do it. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Shawn Rocco)

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Attorneys for John Edwards are trying to get the wife of his close confidant to admit that she and her husband have problems with their memories.

Cheri Young is the wife of Edwards' former aide Andrew Young. She was questioned Tuesday about her migraine headaches, and her husband's sleep medication and drinking. Cheri Young is on the witness stand for the third day in the former candidate's campaign corruption trial.

Edwards is accused of using money from wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008. The Youngs say it was Edwards' idea to hide Rielle Hunter and for Andrew Young to claim paternity of the child she had with Edwards.

Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign finance violations.





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