Posted on 12/23/2008 3:07:03 PM PST by RatsDawg
DECEMBER 23--President-elect Barack Obama and two of his top advisers were interviewed last week by federal prosecutors probing Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's alleged bid to sell Obama's vacated Senate seat, according to a report issued today by an Obama lawyer. The lawyer, Gregory Craig, concluded that Obama and his aides engaged in no improper conduct in connection with the Senate opening. A copy of the Craig report can be found below. As part of his review of transition team "contacts" with Blagojevich, Craig reported that only incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had spoke with the Illinois pol. Emanuel, Craig disclosed, had "one or two telephone calls" with Blagojevich in early-November. Emanuel reportedly gave Blagojevich a "heads up" that he was accepting Obama's offer of the chief of staff job (and, as a result, would be resigning his congressional seat). Emanuel also "had a brief discussion with the Governor about the Senate seat and the merits of various people whom the Governor might consider." Craig also noted that Emanuel had "about four telephone conversations with John Harris, Chief of Staff to the Governor, on the subject of the Senate seat. In these conversations, Mr. Emanuel and Mr. Harris discussed the merits of potential candidates and the strategic benefit that each candidate would bring to the Senate seat." In addition to the president-elect, Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett, an Obama confidante, were interviewed in the past few days by investigators with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago, which, on December 9, announced criminal charges against Blagojevich and Harris. (5 pages)
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SPECIAL PROSECUTER—NOW!!!!!
And one that isn’t a democrat hack like Fitz is.
Wish I had that power - "No, officer, I wasn't in that bank with a gun this afternoon. You have to trust me on that."
Did anyone expect him to do something dumb and get caught?
Should be Obama tipped off by Fitz.
Well what in tarnation do you think 0BAMA's "lawyer" is going to conclude?
Special Prosecutor right now! 0BAMA LIED!
Obama lawyer = who paid for what came out of Obama lawyer’s mouth?
This is the level of inquiry?
“Emanuel, Craig disclosed, had “one or two telephone calls”
Was it one or two? Wouldn’t he be asked? Wouldn’t he remember?
He is still incredibly inept from a cynical view that Obozo couldn’t shut down the Blgao mess and have someone pay him off and it never gets connected to him.
If Obozo can’t pay off Blago and keep this out of the news, then he is too stupid and incompetent to handle world dictators. Yeesh.
Yes we is!
Officer, I investigated myself and found that although I was in the bank at the time, and yes, had a gun in my posession, my findings show that I did nothing wrong. There is no need for any detective to contact me, and I consider this issue closed. This leaves me free to spread hope and change the American way of life.
Old Greg Craig, theres a blast from the past. Never trust a man with two first names.
Our corruption doesn’t count. We are bring change and that is much more important that some petty bribery
Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne.
Any mention of emails or text messages?
Like Mr. Craig, cartoon characters from our past.
The two gay Irishmen....Gerald Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzgerald....
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