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Judge says no to Obama subpoena in Blago case
AP via Brietbart ^ | 04/30/10 | Staff

Posted on 04/30/2010 11:03:41 AM PDT by OldDeckHand

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago has refused to issue a subpoena for President Barack Obama to testify at former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political corruption trial.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: activistcourts; activistjudge; blago; chicagocorruption; coverup; cultureofcorruption; democratscandals; federal; illinois; judicialactivism; judicialtyranny; obama; obamascandals; obamasenateseat; payforplay; payola; trial
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To: Phlap

The difference is that BJ was under investigation, directly.


21 posted on 04/30/2010 11:15:18 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (We were hoping for flying unicorns that crapped skittles. We got nationalized health care.)
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To: Phlap
Two words. Bill Clinton. He had to testify in the Paula Jones case after a 9-0 SC decision.

In the meantime we get to see judicial malpractice,

and the Paula Jones case was a civil suit versus this one that is criminal.

22 posted on 04/30/2010 11:17:19 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: OldDeckHand
Sorry Blago. See ya. You won't feel a thing. Barry Obama
23 posted on 04/30/2010 11:18:43 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Candor7

Grounds for an appeal.


24 posted on 04/30/2010 11:18:56 AM PDT by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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25 posted on 04/30/2010 11:20:27 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR.......Monthly Donors Wanted.)
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To: OldDeckHand

It does seem contrary to the law. I hope that the Blagojevich team appeals.


26 posted on 04/30/2010 11:20:44 AM PDT by Piranha (Obama won like Bernie Madoff attracted investors: by lying about his values, policy and plans.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Just spill the beans Blago....before you end up with a pair of cement shoes and turned into sturgeon bait.


27 posted on 04/30/2010 11:21:19 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo
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To: major-pelham
interlocutory

We don't use that type of language here on FR potty mouth. ;)
28 posted on 04/30/2010 11:21:21 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel; Phlap
"The difference is that BJ was under investigation, directly."

Remember, Jones v. Clinton was a civil matter, not a criminal investigation. Defendants in criminal trials have a constitutional right to examine witnesses. The fact that the judge is so dismissive with respect to Obama's relevance is particularly troubling in light of the fact that he was interviewed (according to press reports) by the FBI and USA for at least TWO HOURS on the subject.

If nothing else, you would think that in the interest of due process, a subpoena for deposition would have been granted. I'll wager that there will be an interlocutory appeal, and this isn't yet over.

29 posted on 04/30/2010 11:21:45 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: Candor7
"Very short" this judge says?

"Zagel said the defense motion fell "very short" of demonstrating a need to subpoena the president."

Yeah sure ....

30 posted on 04/30/2010 11:22:56 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: OldDeckHand

Blago is going to skate on this eventually, then.

But maybe that was the plan all along.


31 posted on 04/30/2010 11:24:00 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (Now can we forget about that old rum-runner Joe Kennedy and his progeny of philandering drunks?)
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To: OldDeckHand
UPDATE......Chicago radio during Rush break.....reports that judge's ruling leaves an opening. Obama will not have to testify in Blago case "unless it becomes necessary".

A ray of hope.....

Leni

32 posted on 04/30/2010 11:24:46 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel; Phlap

I would add, that information and witness testimony presented during the State’s case, may be tested and impeached during cross, or during the presentment of the defense case. IOW, whatever the outcome of the appeal, Blago’s lawyers will have an opportunity to establish a foundation for calling Obama.


33 posted on 04/30/2010 11:24:50 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel; Phlap

>The difference is that BJ was under investigation, directly.

Let’s re-examine things for a second. What is the point of having a co-equal branch of the Government called the Judiciary existing if it is prohibited (by law or custom) from ensuring that the sitting members of the other branches are in compliance with the [pre-existing] law?


34 posted on 04/30/2010 11:25:01 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: anymouse
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON THE MUSLIM AND ALL HIS CORRUPT CHICAGO THUGS, BLAGO !!

I am surprised Rezko hasn't been pardoned yet !!

CHICAGO, EVEN THE JUDGE IS CORRUPT !!!!!!!!!!!!

35 posted on 04/30/2010 11:26:12 AM PDT by W-Girl
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To: Jim Robinson; OldDeckHand

“” A federal judge in Chicago”

I quit reading right there ;-)


36 posted on 04/30/2010 11:27:20 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: OneWingedShark

If this goes to SCOTUS, it will be a 7-2 decision against Blago


37 posted on 04/30/2010 11:27:51 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (We were hoping for flying unicorns that crapped skittles. We got nationalized health care.)
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To: W-Girl

“CHICAGO, EVEN THE JUDGE IS CORRUPT !!!!!!!!!!!! “

Probably nearly all of them are.


38 posted on 04/30/2010 11:28:17 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: OldDeckHand

Harvard law graduates stick together.

Barack Obama graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Zagel earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s in 1962 from the University of Chicago before graduating from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor degree in 1965.

Judge Zagel is a graduate of the University of Chicago.

Obama was a professor at the University of Chicago.

From 1992 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Barack Obama served as a professor in the Law School. He was a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996. He was a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004, during which time he taught three courses per year. Senior Lecturers are considered to be members of the Law School faculty and are regarded as professors, although not full-time or tenure-track. The title of Senior Lecturer is distinct from the title of Lecturer, which signifies adjunct status. Like Obama, each of the Law School’s Senior Lecturers has high-demand careers in politics or public service, which prevent full-time teaching. Several times during his 12 years as a professor in the Law School, Obama was invited to join the faculty in a full-time tenure-track position, but he declined.


On the recommendation of U.S. Congressman Henry Hyde, Zagel was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by President Ronald Reagan on February 2, 1987, to a seat vacated by Frank McGarr. Zagel was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 21, 1987 on a Senate voice vote and received his commission on April 22, 1987.


39 posted on 04/30/2010 11:29:28 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: OldDeckHand
From the NRO Blog:

"Judge Ruins All Our Fun in Blago Case   [Daniel Foster]

The killjoy Chicago federal judge presiding over ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial has decided to spoil my day by denying Blago's request to subpoena President Obama as a witness.

"The testimony of the president is not material to this case," U.S. District Judge and noted curmudgeon James Zagel said today in issuing the ruling.

The good news is, Zagel said he'd be willing to reconsider the issue as the trial proceeds, if Blagojevich's lawyers can convince him that they — and I — need Obama's testimony. "

40 posted on 04/30/2010 11:30:24 AM PDT by Red Steel
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