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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Yep.
So now we’ve got Hawaii getting rid of their open records law only while Obama is president, and yet another judge unwilling to hold Obama accountable to the same laws as everybody else (this time not in an eligibility lawsuit).
Do you think the public (and “conservative” media) will begin to see a pattern here, or is that too much to ask?
They only want to roast Blago. How to do that with ignoring the evidence is why it has taken so long for this to go to trial.
or,.....”apple, beer, ... guzzler”. a line from The Amateurs.
Just think they are setting a presidence about supoening a President. As usual while trying to cover for themselves they create something that will be an obstacle when they go after the next republcian president.
This is (any) federal judge scared s***less to be seen as racist.
Not surprised, really... (I’m guessing you were being sarcastic?)
I wonder what subpoenas he WILL agree to — Rahm Emmanuel figures prominently.
Agreed. There is clear evidence he either lied in his questioning with the FBI, or he lied in his public statements... WHERE ARE THE GOP LEADERS??? An investigation needs to be started IMMEDIATELY...
There have been a number of sitting US Presidents who have had to testify according to subpoenas. I can’t give you the list off the top of my head, but I know it’s more than just Clinton who has been required to do so.
Change of venue?
None of them were black...
blagovich trial docs unsealed - obama references
April 14, 2010 BLAGOVICH TRIAL DOCS UNSEALED. OBAMA REFERENCES Filed under: BLAGOVICH TRIAL DOCS UNSEALED. OBAMA REFERENCES —
Blagojevich trial documents, April 13, 2010, Documents unsealed, Judge James Zagel, Obama reference?, Rezko Levine Obama connection April 13, 2010
Blagojevich trial documents, April 13, 2010, Documents unsealed When Rod Blagojevich Trial documents are unsealed before or during the trial, will we find more references to Obama and his administration and past connections?
Here are just two of the many connections that link Obama to Blagojevich, his cronies and Chicago, IL corruption.
Reported on Citizen Wells, December 11, 2008.
Obama's role in rigging the Health Planning Facilities Board Evelyn Pringle, Obama Curtain Time 2
Obama was chairman of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee in January 2003. A few articles in the media have mentioned that Obama sat on a committee that reviewed matters related to the Planning Board in conjunction with the Governor's staff but none have discussed his integral part in getting the bill passed.
A review of senate records from January 2003 to August 2003, shows Obama played a major role as chairman of that committee, in pushing through Senate Bill 1332, that led to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, which reduced the number of members on the Board from 15 to 9, making the votes much easier to rig.
Democratic Senator Susan Garrett sponsored the bill in the senate, and the chief co-sponsor was Republican Senator Dale Righter. These two senators were also on the Human Services Committee with Obama.
The bill was filed with the senate secretary on February 20, 2003, and assigned to Human Services Committee for review on February 27. Less than a month later, as chairman, Obama sent word that the bill should be passed on March 13, 2003.
On May 31, 2003, the House and Senate passed the bill and the only senator listed in the yes votes mentioned in the Board Games indictments is Obama.
Blagojevich made the effective date June 27, 2003, and the co-schemers already had the people lined up to stack the Board and rig the votes with full approval from Obama.
As discussed fully in Curtain Time for Obama Part 1, the Republicans and Democrats worked together in setting up the Planning Board scheme because the Combine as a whole would profit.
During the trial, Stuart Levine testified that when he sought reappointment to the Planning Board, he told Republican co-schemer, Bill Cellini, to tell the Blagojevich administration he would vote however they wanted when approving projects.
He told the jury he had the same understanding with the two prior Republican governors, Jim Edgar, and George Ryan, who is now sitting in prison due to Fitzgerald's successful prosecution of a corruption case against him. A June 2003 email exchange produced in the trial shows Obama was one of eight officials who received the names of the nominees for the new Board ahead of time, from the office of David Wilhelm, who headed Blagojevich's 2002 campaign for governor.
Tony Rezko's name does not appear in the email. In fact, his attorney made the point to the jury that the exchange was from Blagojevich's general counsel, Susan Lichtenstein, and Wilhelm's office, and indicated the appointees were recommended by Wilhelm and supported by those who received the memo.
The memo said, we worked closely over the past six months†with eight officials including three state senators.
Jennifer Thomas, a former aide in Blagojevich's patronage office, testified that she attended regular weekly meetings at Rezko's office between the spring of 2003 and November 2004, and Rezko floated names and specifically said Levine should be reappointed to the new Board.
The Senate bill said, the Board shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. But the Senate Confirmation Hearings were a joke. For instance, the Feds recorded Levine talking to co-schemer, Jon Bauman, the day Levine learned he was approved by the Senate from the executive secretary of the Board.
Levine told Bauman he ran into Jeffrey Marks, who said congratulations on your appointment, and Levine asked for what. Marks said, well the Senate Confirmation Hearings on Health Facility Plan Board members. He told Levine Senate President, Emil Jones, only allowed 2 members to be approved and that was you and the other person he just put in. “Ist that hysterical cause you know they had this big battle going on Levine told Bauman.
Laughing away, Levine said, don't you just love it. I'm one of those independents and not part of the block. Well, good, you know it's good to be just a true independent civil servant, Bauman said laughing along with Levine.
Is, is that a good thing, Levine replied, I've never been that. Corrupt appointees fund Obama and Blagojevich campaigns The corrupt new appointees were all contributors to the presidential hopeful, Blagojevich, and the US senate hopeful Obama. The previous Act allowed the Board itself to select a Chairman and other officers as deemed necessary. But the new law stated: The Governor shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairman and shall name as full-time Executive Secretary.
The Board's then sitting-chairman, Thomas Beck, who was originally appointed by a Republican governor, testified under a grant of immunity that he brought a $1,000 check to Rezko on July 15, 2003, to make sure Blagojevich reappointed him.
A few weeks later, Beck said, Rezko called to say he would be reappointed along with a Republican holdover Levine. Beck also testified that Rezko told him Blagojevich was set to appoint Rezko's three doctor friends to complete the rigged voting bloc. He said he met the doctors in August 2003, at the first meeting of the new Board.
Dr Michel Malek gave Obama $10,000 a little over a month before the first meeting on June 30, 2003. He also donated $25,000 to Blagojevich three weeks later on July 25, 2003, and gave Obama another $500 in September 2003. Malek was an investor in Riverside Park.
Dr Fortunee Massuda donated $25,000 to Blagojevich on July 25, 2003, and gave a total of $2,000 to Obama on different dates. Massuda's husband, Charles Hannon, is a co-schemer in the pension fund case and testified against Rezko in the trial.
Dr Imad Almanaseer contributed a total of $3,000 to Obama after he landed the appointment. On March 13, 2008, Almanaseer testified against Rezko and told the jury he was an investor in Rezko's fast-food businesses.
This doctor's son, Ahmed Almanaseer, was given a trade office intern position with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Ahmed is president of HireIraqis.com a bilingual human resources site aimed at linking Iraqi job seekers with the companies engaged in the reconstruction [in Iraq] efforts, according to Rezko Watch/RBO. Reported on Citizen Wells, December 9, 2008.
Obama lied about meeting with Rod Blagojevich.
Barack Obama has begun distancing himself from IL Governor Rod Blagojevech now and will throw him under the bus after Blagojevich's arrest. However, Obama and Blagojevich have strong ties going back for years including Obama endorsing Blagojevich.
Obviously like the rest of the people of Illinois I am saddened and sobered by the news that came out of the US attorney's office today, said President-elect Obama this afternoon in Chicago, speaking of the criminal complaint against Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich for corruption. But as this is a ongoing investigation involving the governor I don't think it would be appropriate for me to comment on the issue at this time. Asked what contact he'd had with the governor's office about his replacement in the Senate, President-elect Obama today said I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening.
But on November 23, 2008, his senior adviser David Axelrod appeared on Fox News Chicago and said something quite different. While insisting that the President-elect had not expressed a favorite to replace him, and his inclination was to avoid being a kingmaker, Axelrod said, I know he's talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them.
The list, ping
Every person accused of anything has the right to call witnesses in their behalf.
NObama is striking out again against American laws.
I cannot wait for him to be gone——really GONE.
This judge must not have read Jones v. Clinton too closely. No man is above the law in this country. Unfortunately it is difficult to impossible to get an interlocutory appeal on this sort of thing, so the defense will probably elect to proceed without him and preserve the objection for appeal.
It should hurt to be a liberal.
In other words, "I'm afraid to do anything myself." I have to have someone else push all the buttons so it looks like I have no other recourse or I'll get into trouble with the slug-thug.
lol That was in the past. The slug has all his men in charge.
Probably not. It's actually hard to come by in the federal system; The threshold of "so great a prejudice against the defendant exists in the transferring district that the defendant cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial there", has been interpreted to be a high one. Plus, Blago's team would have already moved for it by now, probably.
Thank you for digging that out. I know I read about him lying on his resume about being a professor but couldn’t remember the site.
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