It’s Show Time! Blagojevich Expected to Take Stand This Week in Fed Corruption Trial
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Blago Defense Complains Prosecutors Finishing Case Too Soon: “A Fair Trial is Destroyed”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sometimes judges complain to federal prosecutors that their case is dragging on too long. But in Chicago, in U.S. District Court, there’s a bit of different twist. The defense for ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich is complaining that prosecutors are moving far too quickly in trial and will finish presenting their case…
Ex-Gov Blago Discussed Naming Oprah Winfrey for Obama’s Senate Seat
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The entertainment factor in the trial of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich continues to be strong. Tapes played Monday during his public corruption trial show Blagojevich tossed around some names to fill the Senate seat vacated by President Obama and mentioned Oprah Winfrey, the Chicago Tribune reported. His chief of staff John…
President Obama Off the Hook for Now in Blagojevich Criminal Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Well Prez, you’re off the hook for now. Looks like you won’t be going to the Blagojevich circus. A federal judge in Chicago on Friday refused to issue a subpoena for President Obama to testify in the trial of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Associated Press reported. Blagojevich, who…
Chicago U.S. Atty Office Wants Ex-Gov. Blago’s State Atty to Testify
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago wants a federal judge to compel the testimony of an attorney who served as Rod Blagojevich’s general counsel while he was governor of Illinois. At issue is the attorney-client privilege involving the attorney William J. Quinlan. Blagojevich and his brother Robert face trial on public…
Does the Chicago-Mumbai, India Case Point Out Flaws in U.S. Intelligence Gathering?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Has the case of David Headley, the 49-year-old Chicago man accused of helping plot the 2008 Mumbai, India attacks, pointed out the holes in the United State’s intelligence gathering? The New York Times reports that Headley “moved effortlessly between the United States, Pakistan and India for nearly seven years, training at…