John Edwards Pays Mistress Hush Money

The National Enquirer has discovered that John Edwards (55) has been paying former campaign contractor Rielle Hunter, who is allegedly the mother of his love child, $15,000 a month to keep her quiet. The Enquirer reports:

"The money is being funneled to Hunter by a wealthy colleague who was closely tied to the Edwards’ campaign. This same man is also shoveling cash to Edwards’ pal and former aide Andrew Young – who tried to take the heat off the ex-Senator by claiming he is the father of Rielle’s baby."

The Edwards and Rielle’s baby is a girl named Frances Quinn Hunter, who was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

The Enquirer quotes a source as saying:

"A super-rich pal – who was closely involved with the campaign finances – is helping John. It’s likely this man doesn’t know all the dirty details of John’s extramarital affair, but is acting out of loyalty and is not asking a lot of questions – only writing the checks."

On July 21 when enquirer reporters caught Edwards making a secret late-night visit to Rielle (44), and their infant child at the Los Angeles Beverly Hilton hotel. Fox News confirmed this report after interviewing a security guard from the hotel who questions Edwards after he locked himself in bathroom to avoid the reporters.

No other major liberal media outlet has reported the Edwards love child scandal, except The National Enquirer, who broke the story, and Fox News, who confirmed the story.

Why so silent?