Rod Blagojevich

January 27, 2009 - 10:24pm
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Blagojevich says Menendez could be witness at his trial

Will U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-Hoboken) be called as a witness when the Justice Department prosecutes Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich?

Bob Menendez could be a witness in the federal criminal prosecution of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, according to Blagojevich's comments on MSNBC's The  Rachel Maddow Show tonight. "There are political negotiations and leveraging which is all very much part of the process," Blagojevich said.  "If those tapes were all heard you'd hear discussions that I had with people from five senior senators -- Senator Dick Durbin about facilitating Senator Menendez."

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December 10, 2008 - 8:36am
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New Jersey vs Illinois

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December 9, 2008 - 10:56pm
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Convicted Montclair lawyer was Blagojevich's big N.J. donor

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich raised $64,900 from New Jersey, including $6,000 from David Bershad, an attorney from Montclair who pleaded guilty in 2007 to federal charges that he offered illegal kickbacks to plaintiffs in class action lawsuits. 

Blagojevich's New Jersey donors:

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December 9, 2008 - 9:56am
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Menendez's first sticky wicket: new Senator from Illinois would be appointed by a Governor who was arrested today

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.), who was arrested this morning, will name Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested today on federal corruption charges -- he allegedly tried to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat -- which means Obama's replacement in the United States Senate could be appointed by a man under indictment.  Illinois state law provides for the Governor to fill vacant seats in the U.S. Senate, and short of resignation, there is no process for Blagojevich to pass that responsibility to anyone else.  He could opt to leave Obama’s Senate seat vacant.

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