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  • Blagojevich defense regret? Not calling Jesse Jackson Jr. to the stand

    08/10/2010 11:30:35 AM PDT · by maggief · 14 replies
    Chicago Sun-Times ^ | August 10, 2010 | Natasha Korecki
    An attorney for the brother of Rod Blagojevich said he regrets that jurors who are now in their 10th day of deliberations never heard testimony from U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill). Michael Ettinger, attorney for Robert Blagojevich, gave an emphatic "yes" when asked if he regretted that Jackson didn't take the stand. "I don't know if I can at this point go into it. But it would have shown, you know, you've got the Jesse Jr. alleged bribery extortion. You've seen one side of it that I believe the evidence shows really didn't occur. I believe the jury would...