Senator and former presidential candidate, John Edwards, is being accused of beating up his wife, Elizabeth, who has cancer, when she pressured him on whether he was having an extramarital affair, which later proved to be true. The National Enquirer states they have the police report to prove Edwards punched his wife in the stomach. 

 Elizabeth and John Edwards 

Has all this information been thoroughly vetted, as these are very serious allegations.  There has been no response from Edwards regarding the validity of the claims.

John Edwards ‘Used to Beat Elizabeth Edwards’

Feb 03 2010. Posted by Adam - DISGRACED politician John Edwards used to beat his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth, according to a bombshell new report.

Two-time Presidential loser John — who had an affair with some woman called Rielle Hunter, with whom he fathered a love child– and Elizabeth announced last week that they’d be divorcing.

“John lost his temper big-time,” a source close to Elizabeth told American tabloid the National Enquirer...

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