ticklethewire.com
Newly minted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a cameo appearance Thursday in the Rod Blagojevich public corruption retrial in downtown Chicago that lasted only a few minutes, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Under questioning by defense attorney Sheldon Sorosky, Emanuel was asked his occupation, according to the Trib.
“Mayor of the City of Chicago,” Emanuel said.
“Is it safe to say it is a new job for you?” Sorosky asked.
“Unless your subscription to the newspaper ended recently, yes,” Emanuel said.
Under questioning, Emanuel denied that he was ever asked as a Congressman to have his brother arrange a fundraiser for Blago, in exchange for the release of a $2 million grant to a school in Emanuel’s congressional district, the Trib reported.
He also denied that he was ever asked to set up a nonprofit that would be headed up by Blagojevich in exchange that Blago appoint Obama’s friend Valerie Jarrett to the U.S. Senate, the Tribune reported.
Rep. Jackson denied allegations that he wanted to give Blago a $1.5 million campaign contribution in exchange for getting the Senate seat vacated by President Obama, the Trib reported.
Jackson testified that he had waged a very public campaign to get the appointment.
“I talked with all sorts of people about the United States Senate seat,” Jackson said, according to the Trib.
