Kammala wannan magana: A watan Yulin 2008, wasu manyan kafofin watsa labarai na Amurka sun ambaci zargin da aka yi game da aikin siyasa na gaba na Edwards, da kuma game da damar da aka zaba a matsayin mataimakin shugaban kasa a Barack Obama
'Yan takarar shugaban kasa na 2008. Bayan haka, a ranar 7 ga Agusta, 2008, Edwards ya yarda da wakilin ABC News Bob Woodruff cewa yana da dangantaka mai tsawo tare da Hunter, amma ya musanta cewa shi ne mahaifin yarinyar Hunter. 'Yar'uwar Hunter ta yi iƙirarin cewa Edwards shi ne mahaifin kuma a bainar jama'a ya nemi Edwards ya ɗauki gwajin uba don sanin ko yaron nasa ne. A ranar 21 ga Janairu, 2010, Edwards ya ba da sanarwar yarda cewa shi ne mahaifin ɗan Hunter.