BANFIELD: He once aimed for the oval office, but what a difference four years can make, because now, John Edwards is fighting to stay out of prison. His defense lawyers just wrapped up their case to the jurors, 24 days after this trial began. The former presidential candidate is facing six counts, they include conspiracy, issuing false statements, and violating campaign contribution laws. All in an effort to allegedly hide his mistress and their love child. CNN's Joe Johns is in Greensboro, North Carolina. Joe?</s>JOE JOHNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh, the defense rested its case in this trial in Greensboro, North Carolina. The defense had suggested the case could go out with a bang, but it certainly ended with much less than that. The defense had threatened to put John Edwards himself on the stand, which would have been risky, and they decided not to go that route. They had threatened to put his mistress, Rielle Hunter, on the stand, and decided not to do that either. They didn't even put Edwards's daughter Cate on the stand to try to humanize Edwards after the attack he taken by the prosecution. Defense attorneys for Edwards now clearly believing they have established reasonable doubt for their client with this jury in a trial that's been going on for almost four weeks now. Closing arguments expected to start on Thursday morning. Ashleigh?</s>BANFIELD: All right, Joe, thank you. And so much of the case rests on those closing arguments as well. So one of history's biggest villains is about to learn his fate. It's that man, Charles Taylor, the reputed blood diamond boss. Really surprised everybody in court. Not only by talking but referring to our very own George W. Bush. What on earth is he saying? And a bizarre twist in the sex allegations against John Travolta. It comes from the therapist who is accusing him.
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