Edwards Should Repay $2 Million in Federal Funds, FEC Says
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Federal Election Commission says former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign should repay the treasury $2.3 million.
The commission on Thursday decided to order the repayment. Federal auditors said all but about $200,000 of the total came from federal matching funds the Edwards campaign received.
The campaign got nearly $13 million in matching funds. Edwards dropped out of the race Jan. 30, 2008.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Federal auditors said the campaign understated its cash and overstated its expenses. Edwards' attorneys said the Democrat's campaign doesn't owe anything.