Well, he dodged one bullet. But will he remain in the Senate? Who knows. This guy has had a rocky road to Capitol Hill.
By Lynn Sweet
Schmidt said that while Burris’ answers to the House committee probing former Gov. Blagojevich’s impeachment were “incomplete,” and vague, that did not rise to the level of a crime.
“Based upon our review of the facts and the applicable law, there is insufficient evidence to charge Senator Roland Burris with perjury,” Schmidt wrote in a letter to House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), whose office encouraged the probe.
