By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 15:14 EST, 4 May 2012 | UPDATED: 15:36 EST, 4 May 2012 A political adviser was told to 'go f*** himself' when he warned former Senator John Edwards that pursuing an extramarital affair with a videographer would sink his presidential ambitions, it was revealed today. Peter Scher, who first worked with Edwards when he was the Democrats' 2004 vice presidential nominee, testified at Edwards' campaign finance trial on Friday. He said the politician denied having a sexual relationship with Rielle Hunter when Scher broached the subject in September 2006. 'I told him if it was true that he was having an affair with Ms Hunter, he should not run for president,' Mr Scher testified as the second week of Edwards' trial neared its end. 'If it was true, eventually it would come out and it would destroy his political career.'
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Aide Peter Scher warned Edwards not to run for president if he was having an affair with Rielle Hunter
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Bunny Mellon was said to be 'apoplectic' that Edwards asked for  $50m for poverty foundation
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Mellon said he should have used his own money to cover up his affair
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