Andrew Young was once much more than an aide to John Edwards. FILE - In an Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, former U.S. Sen. and presidential candidate John Edwards, left, speaks to the media with attorney Abbe Lowell, right, as he leaves the federal court in Greensboro, N.C. Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the John Edwards trial were poised Monday April 23, 2011 to begin making their case to jurors on whether the former presidential candidate violated federal campaign finance laws. Former presidential candidate and U.S.