Former United States Senator and two-time presidential contender John Edwards has a heart condition so severe that his trial on charges of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws has been delayed:

In Greensboro, N.C., U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles disclosed that two cardiologists wrote to her that the former presidential contender and senator has a medical procedure scheduled next month, so starting his trial on Jan. 30 would “reduce the chance for success,” WRAL reported.

Somewhere, Elizabeth Edwards is smiling.

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