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December 9, 2008
Illinois Governor Arrested On Corruption Charges
The feds arrested the governor of Illinois on corruption charges for trying to sell Obama's vacant seat. Unbelievable.
http://lawhawk.blogspot.com/2008/12/illinois-governor-rod-blagojevich.html
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday morning on federal corruption charges, officials said.
His chief of staff John Harris was also charged, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in a statement.
Blagojevich, 51, and Harris, 46, both of Chicago, were each charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery.
If you want to see some of the exact quotes, go here, for gems like this:
During a wiretapped November 10 call, a frustrated and financially strapped Blagojevich referred to Obama as a "motherf*cker" and said that he would not appoint an ally of the President-elect to the Senate vacancy if "I don't get anything." Referring to Obama, Blagojevich exclaimed, "F*ck him. For nothing? F*ck him." In a November 11 conversation, Blagojevich remarked that he knew Obama wanted Valerie Jarrett, a longtime confidante, to succeed him, "but they're not willing to give me anything except appreciation. F*ck them."
Posted by Rob Kiser on December 9, 2008 at 10:08 AM
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