05-31-2012, 06:47 PM
CNN
Emerging from the courthouse with his parents and daughter Cate at his side, he said that while he never believed he committed a crime, "I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong, and there is no one else responsible for my sins."
"None of the people who came to court and testified are responsible. Nobody working for the government is responsible," he said. "I am responsible, and if I want to find the person who should be held accountable for my sins, honestly, I don't have to go any further than the mirror."
He thanked his family for supporting him, adding that "I'm grateful for all my children" -- including Cate, who sat through the trial with him, 12-year-old Jack, 14-year-old Emma and the 4-year-old girl from his affair, whom he called "my precious Quinn, who I love more than any of you can ever imagine."
Edwards had denied that he was the girl's father for more than a year, saying the affair was over before his onetime mistress, Rielle Hunter, became pregnant.
Emerging from the courthouse with his parents and daughter Cate at his side, he said that while he never believed he committed a crime, "I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong, and there is no one else responsible for my sins."
"None of the people who came to court and testified are responsible. Nobody working for the government is responsible," he said. "I am responsible, and if I want to find the person who should be held accountable for my sins, honestly, I don't have to go any further than the mirror."
He thanked his family for supporting him, adding that "I'm grateful for all my children" -- including Cate, who sat through the trial with him, 12-year-old Jack, 14-year-old Emma and the 4-year-old girl from his affair, whom he called "my precious Quinn, who I love more than any of you can ever imagine."
Edwards had denied that he was the girl's father for more than a year, saying the affair was over before his onetime mistress, Rielle Hunter, became pregnant.