~~Wondering if the vindictive Rahm whispered this blackmail to Fitzie’s crew .. PING!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1514763,CST-NWS-jesse07.article
Jesse Jackson Jr. interviewed by feds
BLAGO PROBE | Congressman asked why ex-gov thought he’d be game for pay-to-play
April 7, 2009
NATASHA KORECKI AND FRAN SPIELMAN Staff Reporters
Federal authorities have asked U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson (D.-Ill) why former Gov. Rod Blagojevich believed he would get campaign cash in exchange for appointing Jackson to President Obama’s vacant Senate seat, sources told the Sun-Times.
More than a week ago, Jackson and his criminal defense lawyer sat down for an interview with investigators in connection with the ongoing corruption probe of the now-indicted Blagojevich.
Among the areas of interest, sources say, was what Jackson told his representatives to convey to the Blagojevich camp on his behalf last year — a time Jackson sought the Senate seat appointment.
And, in a signal that the probe into dealings involving a possible Jackson appointment is still under way, witnesses and possible evidence involved in that part of the alleged scheme were recently subpoenaed by a federal grand jury, sources say.
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