Posted on 12/15/2008 5:07:46 AM PST by Jay777
Looks like we can possibly thank our meddling media for another possibly bungled investigation, this time over the selling of Barack Obama's Senate seat by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojavich. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune was working with Fitzgerald's office on the investigation but decided to stop doing so in favor of printing the sensational story they were sitting on. This forced the arrest early so that the paper wouldn't blow the whole investigation.
The story everyone thought they knew was that Fitzgerald moved when he did to stop a crime about to be committed. But, the WSJ reports that this isn't the case. Apparently the WSJ found that members of Fitzgerald's team wanted to let things roll for a little while longer so that they could catch the actual selling of the Senate seat with Governor Blagojevich, his facilitators and who ever was going to try to buy the seat all on the tape at once. But, the Chicago Tribune informed the prosecutors that they wouldn't wait any longer to put off publishing their story on the investigation. Once the Trib reported on the investigation, it was over for Fitzgerald and his folks for the investigative phase of the case.
Members of Fitzgerald’s team are livid the scheme didn’t advance, at least for a little longer, according to some people close to Fitzgerald’s office. Why? Because had the plot unfolded, they might have had an opportunity most feds can only dream of: A chance to catch the sale of a Senate seat on tape, including the sellers and the buyers.
(Excerpt) Read more at stoptheaclu.com ...
Love it! A little Joe-the-Plumber envy happening there.
Read the last comment from Rahm on this page, it sounds as he’s letting the governor know his fingerprints are on this. I still think the BofA comment was the deciding factor to let it fly, they didn’t realize that Rahm wasn’t real bright.
quote of a transcript, don’t know if valid but it sure sounds like this guy.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/12/142929/59/901/672355
I guess we get to hear it once we get to trial.
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