PHOTOS: Blagojevich Cronies
Posted on 04/22/2010 2:57:26 PM PDT by txroadkill
Edited on 04/22/2010 4:12:44 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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Former governor Rod Blagojevich's defense team asked Thursday to issue a trial subpoena to the President of the United States of America. The motion, intended to be heavily redacted, was improperly edited -- the full document was easily viewable if the text is copied and pasted to another document. Below, the six revelations the redacted portions were meant to conceal.
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PHOTOS: Blagojevich Cronies
2010 Illinois Election Guide
Blagojevich's lawyers allege that Rezko admitted breaking the law by contributing "a large sum of cash" to a public official. Blagojevich's attorneys say that public official is Obama. Obama said that Rezko never relayed a request from a lobbyist to hold a fundraiser in favor of favorable legislative action. But the point may be moot: regardless of Obama talking/not talking to Rezko, Blagojevich's attorneys say that Obama refused the request regardless.
Redacted portion: However, the defense has a good faith belief that Mr. Rezko, President Obama’s former friend, fund-raiser, and neighbor told the FBI and the United States Attorneys a different story about President Obama. In a recent in camera proceeding, the
government tendered a three paragraph letter indicating that Rezko “has stated in interviews with the government that he engaged in election law violations by personally contributing a large sum of cash to the campaign of a public official who is not Rod Blagojevich. &hellip Further, the public official denies being aware of cash contributions to his campaign by Rezko or others and denies having
conversations with Rezko related to cash contributions. &hellip Rezko has also stated in interviews with the government that he believed he transmitted a quid pro quo offer from a lobbyist to the public official, whereby the lobbyist would hold a fundraiser for the official in exchange for favorable official action, but that the public official rejected the offer. The public official denies any such conversation. In addition, Rezko has stated to the government that he and the public official had certain conversations about gaming legislation and
administration, which the public official denies having had.
Redacted footnote: The defense has a good faith belief that this public official is Barack Obama.
2. Obama may have overtly recommended Valerie Jarret for his Senate seat
Blagojevich's defense team basically alleges that Obama told a certain labor union official that he (Obama) would support Valerie Jarrett's candidacy for the Senate seat. Jarrett, referred to as "Senate Candidate B", is now a senior advisor to the president.
Redacted portion: Yet, despite President Obama stating that no representatives of his had any part of any deals, labor union president told the FBI and the United States Attorneys that he spoke to labor union official on November 3, 2008 who received a phone message from Obama that evening. After labor union official listened to the message labor union official told labor union president “I’m the one”. Labor union president took that to mean that labor union official was to be the one to deliver the message on behalf of Obama that Senate Candidate B was his pick. (Labor union president 302, February 2, 2009, p. 7).
Labor union official told the FBI and the United States Attorneys “Obama expressed his belief that [Senate Candidate B] would be a good Senator for the people of Illinois and would be a candidate who could win re-election. [Labor union official] advised Obama that [labor union official] would reach out to Governor Blagojevich and advocate for [Senate Candidate B].. . . [Labor union official] called [labor union president] and told [labor union president] that Obama was aware that [labor union official] would be reaching out to Blagojevich.” (Labor union official 302, February 3, 2009 p. 3).
3. A supporter of President Obama may have offered quid pro quo on a Jarrett senate appointment
Redacted portion: Supporter of Presidential Candidate Obama is mentioned in a phone call on November 3, 2008, having offered “fundraising” in exchange for Senate Candidate B for senator (Blagojevich Home Phone Call # 149).
4. Obama maintained a list of good Senate candidates
Redacted portion: President-elect Obama also suggested Senate Candidate A to Governor Blagojevich. John Harris told the FBI and the United States Attorneys that he spoke to President’s Chief of Staff on November 12, 2008. Harris took notes of the conversation and wrote that President’s Chief had previously worked as Blagojevich's press secretary. Obama agreed of Staff told Harris that Senate Candidate A was acceptable to Obama as a senate pick. (Harris handwritten notes, OOG1004463) President’s Chief of Staff told the FBI that “he could not say where but somewhere it was communicated to him that” Senate Candidate A was a suggested candidate viewed as one of the four “right” candidates “by the Obama transition team.”
5. Rahm Emanuel allegedly floated Cheryl Jackson's name for the Senate seat
Redacted portion: President’s Chief of Staff told the FBI that he had a conversation discussing the Senate seat with Obama on December 7, 2008 in Obama’s car. President’s Chief of Staff told the FBI “Obama expressed concern about Senate Candidate D being appointed as Senator.
[President’s Chief of Staff] suggested they might need an expanded list to possibly include names of African Americans that came out of the business world. [President’s Chief of Staff] thought he suggested Senate Candidate E who was the head of the Urban League and with President’s Chief of Staff’s suggestion.
6. Obama had a secret phone call with Blagojevich
Redacted portion: President-elect Obama also spoke to Governor Blagojevich on December 1, 2008 in Philadelphia. On Harris Cell Phone Call # 139, John Harris and Governor’s legal counsel discuss a conversation Blagojevich had with President-elect Obama. The government claims a conspiracy existed from October 22, 2008 continuing through December 9, 2008.6 That conversation is relevant to the defense of the government’s theory of an ongoing conspiracy. Only Rod Blagojevich and President Obama can testify to the contents of that conversation. The defense is allowed to present evidence that corroborates the defendant’s testimony.
The prosecutor: appointed by Clinton (Bill).
Hillary’s Hometown? Park Ridge, IL (Cook County)
NBC: Clinton
The PUMAs spoke of these indictments way back in October of 2008 relaying it as “rumors around Fitzpatrick’s office and ‘through the halls’ of Chicago’s Federal Courthouse”. They also implied that it would indict Pelosi, Reid, in fact a good number of high-profile folks in the DNC... I don’t think the PUMAs thought it would take this long to come to light though.
Not necessarily — I wouldn’t be too sure that the Daley Machine is still on Obama’s side. Remember Rahm just said he wanted Daley’s job in the national media... Things are NOT always as they appear, and as you pointed out this is Chicago — ultimately it’s who hasn’t ticked off the mob bosses to badly... I’m guessing it’s NOT Obama.
As this story in a SF paper states — one of the things that was redacted was information from Blago’s lawyers indicating that Rezko had talked to Obama about a deal for a casino owned by: The Chicago Mob
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http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/blagos-lawyers-obama-lied-twice-91850149.html
Whoa .... birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim .... LOL ..
Thanks, Tony .............. ;)
You betcha! Somebody who knows “nothing will come of this” made damn sure this portion got released.
WOW.
He’s an evil SOB.
You’e right. Muslim Marxist, evil SOB and punk.
There’s no hope for that city. None.
Stern resignation explained?
According to his official calendar, Rod Blagojevich met with SEIU President Andy Stern and SEIU Illinois President Tom Balanoff on November 3, 2008, the day before Barack Obama was elected President and about the same time, according to federal investigators, that Blagojevich was scheming to sell Obama’s Senate seat. Stern has refused to divulge what he discussed with Blagojevich that day.
LOL! Yes, the long sleeve jacket and rubber room. Yes indeed!
That SOB is leading us right into a train wreck.
It’s very sad how far and fast the USA is falling.
My spinning head hurts. I want to *do* something.
ROFL This is just TOOOOOOOOOOOO delicious! Don't you know ol’ Dan Rather is squirming on his hemorrhoids over this?
If you've been watching Celebrity Apprentice this season, you know that Blagojevich is incompetent with a computer. I had no idea his legal team was, too.
-PJ
Ah, for the good old days when you could just take the Skyway to Gary and park the Dear Departed in a blast furnace...
Remember when the Outfit got sloppy with Tony the Ant? Beaten bloody with a baseball bat and buried alive in a cornfield? Or when Action Jackson lasted three days on a meat hook?
lying to the FBI is a crime ....
I saw that too. Looks like we have an impeachable offense. If we take the house its a done deal.
HA HA! Luv your graphic!! lol
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