Pigeon OBrien
August 12, 2008: A personal friend of Rielle Hunter, Pigeon O'Brien, appeared in an interview with Maggie Rodriguez on the CBS Early Show. During the interview O'Brien blasted John Edwards' account of his relationship with Hunter, stating that it started six months before she was hired by his campaign.
Fast Facts
- Claims the Hunter affair with Edwards started in February of 2006
- Says that Hunter is insistent on integrity, honesty and openness
- She doesn't judge her friend for falling in love with Edwards
- Says that the affair was about love, not sex
- Claims that Edwards and Hunter connected on a deeply intellectual level
- Never discussed Hunter's conscience regarding having an affair with a married man
- Lost touch with Hunter around June of 2006 as she focused on Edwards
- Says that Edwards and Hunter were mutually engaged in the relationship
- She believes that Edwards is the father of Frances Quinn Hunter
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