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Report: Hotel Del Likely to be Cited in John Edwards Trial

The former senator and presidential candidate is facing charges that he violated campaign finance laws as part of a scheme to cover up an affair.

The is being mentioned as part of the ongoing John Edwards saga, as he faces jury selection in a criminal trial expected to begin Monday.

The former presidential candidate is accused of violating campaign finance laws during the 2008 primary season as he tried to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter, a videographer who was documenting his run for the nation's top job.

At the time his late wife Elizabeth was suffering from terminal cancer. She died a year ago.

According to the New York Post, Edwards hid Hunter in luxury hotels in Florida and California, including the Del.

Hunter had a child with Edwards, who initially denied the baby girl, now 4, was his.

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