By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
The Blago show continued on Thursday when attorneys for the ex-Illinois governor asked the Chicago federal judge to subpoena President Barack Obama to testify at trial.
“President Obama has direct knowledge to allegations made in the indictment,” Blagojevich’s attorneys wrote in a court filing.”In addition, President Obama’s public statements contradict other witness statements.”
Blagojevich was arrested in December 2008 while still governor on charges of using his office to enrich himself, his wife and close associates. One allegation was that he was trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by President Obama.
