John Edwards insists he didn't break the law

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Former presidential candidate John Edwards makes a statement to the media following a federal court appearance in Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday.

— John Edwards acknowledged he has "done wrong" and hurt others but strongly denied breaking the law after federal prosecutors charged him Friday with using $925,000 in under-the-table campaign contributions to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 run for president.

The former U.S. senator and two-time Democratic pre...