WAITING GAME? | Gov's appointee plans to be there for Senate swearing-in, but Dems expected to deny him paycheck, office
Posted on 01/03/2009 7:26:36 PM PST by STARWISE
'Thousands of phone calls' on feds' wiretaps MORE TARGETS | 'Multiple witnesses have come forward,' authorities say
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Prosecutors revealed Wednesday that they captured "thousands of phone calls" on secret wiretaps in their investigation into Gov. Blagojevich.
The disclosure came in a government filing in which prosecutors asked for a 90-day extension to indict Blagojevich and his former chief of staff, John Harris.
The filing also revealed that the government has additional targets in its ongoing probe and that the governor's Dec. 9 arrest spurred more witnesses to talk to prosecutors.
"Multiple witnesses have come forward in recent weeks to discuss their knowledge of criminal activity," the filing states.
Thousands of phone calls were captured between October and December, but just four of them will be the subject of a hearing Monday in federal court.
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to release four recordings to a House panel deciding whether the governor should be impeached.
Defense lawyers don't want the tapes to be made public.
They are expected to inform the judge that they plan to file a motion to suppress all of the recordings of Blagojevich on the basis that there wasn't proper probable cause to win the wiretaps, the Sun-Times has learned.
Before the House panel, Blagojevich lawyer Ed Genson has repeatedly questioned the legality of the tapes.
The FBI tapped Blagojevich's home phone and the cell phone of his onetime top aide Lon Monk, and two bugs were planted in the governor's campaign office.
The probable cause basis for the listening devices came from information provided by John Wyma, a former Blagojevich insider who has met with authorities, according to the criminal complaint.
Chief U.S. District Judge James Holderman authorized the government to issue the wiretaps and install listening devices. Another judge approved their extension.
That issue, as well as a request for more time to indict, are expected to come up before Holderman on Monday.
Prosecutors have 30 days to indict in order for the case to move forward to trial, but requests for extensions are common. The defense did not oppose the extension request.
WAITING GAME? | Gov's appointee plans to be there for Senate swearing-in, but Dems expected to deny him paycheck, office
Many people on those tapes will be in the WH in a few days. End of story.
~~DING!
Wait a minute! Where are all of the ‘Peacenik Patriots’ that were mad at President Bush for wiretapping our ENEMIES in a TIME OF WAR? Shouldn’t they be mad about this, too?
*Crickets Chirping*
Prosecutors revealed Wednesday that they captured “thousands of phone calls” on secret wiretaps in their investigation into Gov. Blagojevich.
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LOLOL .. thousands.. LOL
The 3rd Term of the Clintons will be most interesting indeed... and most ethical ever too, I am sure.
Nothing like hitting the ground running.. Go Fitz!
LOL. Government by democrat. As the World Churns. Days of our Lies.
For eight years of the Clintons we had a continual soap opera brought to us by the Administration. Then for eight years we had the media trying to turn a decent Administration into a soap opera. Now we will have at least the next four while the media tries to cover the whole mess up.
Blago Ping.
As Lynn Sweet writes in the Chicago Sun Times,
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/1358952,CST-NWS-sweet02.article
Burris is underestimating the desire to keep a Blago pick out of the Senate:
The new Congress will be sworn in Tuesday.
Burris will arrive with no floor privileges because Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White will not certify his appointment.
The Senate will likely refer the matter to the Rules Committee, where it will be handled as s-l-o-w-l-y as possible.
For example, the rules panel will require a very, very, very complete investigation to make sure the appointment is stain-free.
While the Senate Democrats are slow-walking, they want the Illinois House to fast-walk the Blagojevich impeachment proceedings, and then have a swift state Senate trial, conviction, and installation of Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn as governor.
Quinn then can make the pick, preferably a Democrat with an excellent chance of winning either a special election or the 2010 contest.
Given Burris’ string of statewide defeats for senator and governor, he does not fit that profile.
Burris won’t have Senate floor privileges but governors do, meaning Blago would be within his rights to show up. His staff is saying he has no intention of doing so but…it could turn into a real carnival.
I would say it is unfortunate that Roland Burris- who has no spots on his own record- is going to be torpedoed to take down his bedfellow but Burris could have turned down the appointment.
It’s an indescribably convoluted maze and Keystone circus we could never dream up in our wildest imaginings .. even for all them, isn’t it?
**The 3rd Term of the Clintons will be most interesting indeed.**
I’m still conflicted as to whether this term is 3rd Clinton or 2nd CARTER.
or maybe 5th FDR
God Bless us, Everyone!
O-pong-ah
Then the game’s over... Presidential pardons will make sure nothing comes of this, in terms of hurting anyone in the White House.
Where’s Rahm? Is he still hiding in Africa? Will he be back in time for the Inauguration (or his indictment)?
I am wondering if the SCOTUS is going to step in on this on. It is obvious that they should have to seat him to me, but who knows what goes on in their heads. Burris was appointed by sitting Governor who has not been impeached and may be. When you take things to the Supreme Court sometimes law gets made and you may not like it. I don’t think they are thinking longterm on this one. The GOP better think very hard on this one too because this could set a very nasty precedent. Justice Kennedy is the most powerful man in the world right now and could really ruin the Dem’s day with just a few cases.
POOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOOOOOORRRRRRRRRNNNN !!
**I would say it is unfortunate that Roland Burris- who has no spots on his own record- is going to be torpedoed to take down his bedfellow but Burris could have turned down the appointment.**
Is this a Chicago style Dem Takeover? Or is this the SET UP for the upcoming RACE WAR!!! I’ve been feeling this coming for a long time, but didn’t know how they were going to start it with the Fuhrer/Messiah’s election.
The libs are looking for any reason at all to nullify the act.
Anything that is good for the original intent of the founding of and survival of America is not good for their cause.
I've said that several times here on FR. "Abs" Obama hasn't even taken office yet. There's more dirt on him than the klintoons first year.
What idiots voted him in....
I've said that several times here on FR. "Abs" Obama hasn't even taken office yet. There's more dirt on him than the klintoons first year.
What idiots voted him in....
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