Well, that was quick.
After just 2 1/2 weeks of testimony, the prosecution in the federal retrial of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to rest its case on Thursday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
The first trial took 11 weeks, most of which was taken up by the prosecution presenting it case centering on bribery allegations and Blago’s alleged attempt to sell the Senate seat vacated by President Obama.
Speculation continued this week as to whether the ever-chatty Blago will testify on his own behalf, the Sun-Timengs reported. He did not testify in the first trial in which the jury convicted him on only 1 of 24 counts, and that was for lying to the FBI.
The defense has indicated it might also call as witnesses Jesse Jackson Jr. and newly minted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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