WaPo edit. noted Edwards donor's indictment, ignored report that Edwards was absolved of wrongdoing

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Wash. Post editorial noted Edwards donor's indictment, ignored report that Edwards was absolved of wrongdoing
Summary: A Washington Post editorial arguing for legally mandated full disclosure of campaign donation "bundlers" left out key facts about the two cases that it cited, Geoffrey Fieger and Norman Hsu. The editorial did not note that prosecutors have reportedly confirmed that John Edwards' campaign was unaware of alleged illegal contributions made by Fieger and absolved the campaign of any wrongdoing; similarly, the editorial failed to note that the Wall Street Journal article it cited offered no evidence implicating Hillary Clinton with regard to Hsu.

A September 4 Washington Post editorial arguing for legally mandated full disclosure of information about so-called campaign donation "bundlers" -- people who solicit donations for a candidate from friends and associates and are later given credit for the resulting donation -- left out key facts about the two cases of "{b}undlers {b}ehaving {b}adly" that it cited -- those of Geoffrey Fieger and Norman Hsu. The editorial noted that Fieger, a Michigan lawyer, was recently indicted "on allegations of conspiring to make more than $125,000 in illegal bundled contributions to" former Sen. John Edwards' (D-NC) 2004 presidential campaign, and that, allegedly, "Mr. Fieger's law firm reimbursed employees for their contributions by disguising them as bonuses and repaid contractors by calling the amounts payments for services." The editorial also said that Edwards "declined to identify his bundlers during" the 2004 campaign. However, the editorial did not mention that, according to an August 24 Detroit Free Press article, "A statement from the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Public Affairs absolved the Edwards campaign of any wrongdoing and said his campaign was unaware of the alleged illegal contributions and has fully cooperated with the investigation."