The FBI is interested in him, and Jesse Jackson has, as Ricky Ricardo would say “some splainin to do!”. This case is only going to get bigger. Stay tuned.
BY NATASHA KORECKI
Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s camp was told last year that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise up to $5 million in campaign cash for the ex-governor if he was appointed to President Obama’s U.S. Senate seat, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.
The overture came from at least two members of the local Indian community who approached the Blagojevich fund-raising team last fall, sources say.
Besides the $5 million to be raised by Jackson, the proposal also included another $1 million for Blagojevich’s campaign fund that would come from Indian donors, sources say.
This is the first revelation that a proposal for the Jackson appointment involved an alleged promise that he’d raise campaign cash for the ex-governor.
Also, the amount of money allegedly offered to Blagojevich is significantly higher than what’s been reported so far.
