Not sure how much national media attention this gets, here in the Chicagoland area the media pretty much is treating this as a 3-ring circus with former Governor Rod Blagojevich as a clown. Apparently the defense team has issued subpoenas to drag Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel into court to testify.
I didn't bother to put this story into the debate thread because I don't think anyone consider this trail to be anything other than a bad reality TV show. Blago was caught red handed, but he is turning the whole trial into a huge joke. Its going to be fun to watch when the real hearings start. He has actually stated that he plans to call into some of the Chicago radio shows to give his 'commentary' of how the trail is going.
On only has to wonder if he will continue calling from Federal prison after his conviction
I didn't bother to put this story into the debate thread because I don't think anyone consider this trail to be anything other than a bad reality TV show. Blago was caught red handed, but he is turning the whole trial into a huge joke. Its going to be fun to watch when the real hearings start. He has actually stated that he plans to call into some of the Chicago radio shows to give his 'commentary' of how the trail is going.
On only has to wonder if he will continue calling from Federal prison after his conviction
Blago's defense team subpoenas chief of staff
By Eric Zimmermann - 06/02/10 02:27 PM ET
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/101075-blagos-defense-team-subpoenaes-rahm
Lawyers for Rod Blagojevich have subpoenaed Rahm Emanuel, the Sun-Times reports.
Blagojevich stands accused, among other things, of trying to extort then-Rep. Emanuel (D-Ill.). Defense Attorney Shelly Sorosky said Emanuel's testimony is relevant to his client's alleged efforts to profit from what was then President-Elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
The former Illinois governor has already subpoenaed Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.), though none of those subpoenaed may actually be forced to testify.
A judge has declined the defense's efforts to subpoena Obama.
By Eric Zimmermann - 06/02/10 02:27 PM ET
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/101075-blagos-defense-team-subpoenaes-rahm
Lawyers for Rod Blagojevich have subpoenaed Rahm Emanuel, the Sun-Times reports.
The former Illinois governor has already subpoenaed Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.), though none of those subpoenaed may actually be forced to testify.
A judge has declined the defense's efforts to subpoena Obama.