Video: Andrew Young requested ?Bunny money,? witness says

>>> john edwards trial on campaign finance charges turned to finances today. testifying how money from an elderly ha lly heiress ended up being used to take care of his mistress instead. it's been an emotional day in court because everyone was thinking of elizabeth edwards who waged suffa tough battle against cancer. lea meyers reports.

>> it's been a week of high drama. testimony about the anguish of elizabeth edwards , daughter cate levering the courtroom in tears. accounts of expletive laced conversations with edwards and his campaign staff over rielle hunter.

>> brian huffman , a friend of bunny mellon told the jury how he became a middle man for what became as the mbunny money, used to help cover up edwards ' affair. he testified when mellon learned that the $725,000 she provided to help edwards was an unspecified personal problem was meant to take care of hunter, she didn't condemn him for having an affair, but huffman said, she thought she vd probably pay for your girlfriend yourself.

>> the jury erupted in laughter, as did much of the courtroom and the judge cracked a smile.

>> huffman said he and mellon referred to themany for edwards as the furniture business because they were disguised as checks to buy furniture. why hide what was going on? mellon didn't want her lawyer to no. huffson said mellon told her it was the star witness who asked her for the money.

>> that supports the defense positive theory in the case that the money flow was created by andrew young to line his own pockets, not orchestrated by john edwards to cover up the affair in a way that violated election laws.

>> edwards denies he broke any laws. they testified there was no furniture business after one of mellon 's big checks bounced. he took a closer look and was told the money was actually for john edwards . lisa myers , nbc news, greensboro, north carolina .

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