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The early take from Day 10 in the John Edwards trial: The interior decorator who acted as the conduit for philanthropist Rachel "Bunny" Mellon to funnel $750,000 to Andrew Young, a political aide for John Edwards, said Friday that he also passed along notes from Young to an FBI agent investigating John Edwards.

Bryan Huffman said Friday morning that he forwarded to the FBI emails from Young soliciting questions that he could ask the former Democratic presidential candidate as part of a civil lawsuit filed in state court. Read the full story here.

The wife of John Edwards’ former aide Andrew Young testified Monday that Edwards knew of the checks coming from his wealthy supporters and gave assurances that it would not violate campaign funding laws for her to deposit the money in the personal account she shared with her husband.

Cheri Young, testifying at the start of the second week of the Edwards trial, said she listened in on a phone call between the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate and her husband after she raised questions about funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars through the Youngs’ private bank account. More from Day 6 testimony here.

GREENSBORO -- The John Edwards trial opened Monday morning with as much focus on Andrew Young, a campaign aide who wrote a tell-all book, as the man accused in the case.

Shortly after settling on the nine men and seven women who will make up the jury group of 12 and four alternates, Judge Catherine Eagles gave defense attorneys permission to mention in opening statements that Young had contacted three witnesses on the defense list to find out what they planned to say at trial.

Young, who prosecutors and defense lawyers contend, helped channel hundreds of thousands of dollars from two wealthy supporters to living expenses Rielle Hunter, the campaign videographer with whom Edwards had an affair and a child. Young was expected to take the stand Monday afternoon.

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