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Foreman: Holdout Blago Juror Said It Was Politics
By Allan Lengel - AOL News(Aug. 18) -- Rod Blagojevich appeared to have at least one key juror in his corner, who believed the former Illinois governor was simply engaging in politics as usual rather than anything illegal. Jury foreman James Matsumoto, appearing on NBC's "Today" show this morning, said some of the votes were 11-1 in favor of conviction, but a female juror sided with Blagojevich, arguing "that he was a politician, he was talking to other politicians, sometimes his fundraisers, sometimes his chief of staff or deputy governors. He was just talking." "She saw it as no crime was being committed, it was ...
Rod Blagojevich Convicted for Coverup, Not the Crime
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe one count out of 24 that stuck to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday was for the coverup -- not the alleged crimes. And the two false statements that got Blagojevich convicted were about activities elected officials manage to do every day without breaking any laws. After 14 days of deliberations, the jury in his corruption trial deadlocked on 23 counts against Blagojevich -- including the more serious allegations of racketeering, attempted bribery, extortion and the selling of the Senate seat vacated by President Obama. The jury also could not decide on four charges brought ...
The Blagojevich Trial: Layers of Meaning to the Non-Verdict Verdict
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyWhatever else it means, the desultory end Tuesday to the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ensures we are stuck with the knucklehead at least through most of 2011. He won't be going to prison anytime soon for the one (of 24) counts for which he was convicted after a multimillion dollar trial. But he won't be receding into history, either, on account of a prompt decision by federal prosecutors to declare they intend to retry him for allegedly trying to sell former President Barack Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder. Think Blagojevich I was a barnburner? ...
'Blago' Verdict: Instant Reactions
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Aug. 17) -- On Tuesday evening, it was "Blago" vs. the blogosphere. The former of course being ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who exited a federal courthouse in Chicago guilty on just one of the 24 counts filed against him (lying to federal investigators). It was a disappointing verdict for the prosecution and all of those who wished that Lady Justice would have come down more swiftly and harshly on the man accused of attempting to auction-off Barack Obama's old Senate seat, among other alleged corrupt practices. (He now faces up to five years in prison for the one guilty ...
Feds: Blagojevich, Wife Dropped $400K on Clothes
By John O. Membrino - AOL News(July 2) -- Rod Blagojevich may have been freaking out about his family's finances and how to pay for his daughter's college tuition, as federal wiretaps played at his corruption trial indicate. But that didn't stop him and his wife from dropping more than $400,000 on tailored suits, furs and other clothes while he was Illinois governor, court records show. A federal agent presented documents in a Chicago courtroom Thursday detailing six years of lavish spending, The Associated Press reported, including several instances when Blagojevich spent more than $10,000 a day on suits. On one ...
Blagojevich Wanted Oprah to Fill Obama's Vacant Senate Seat
By Carl Franzen - AOL NewsThe federal corruption trial of disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was always expected to be as colorful, unpredictable and ostentatious as the man himself. Still, it's a shock to learn that in his scheme to fill the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama (allegedly in exchange for material compensation), "Blago" was hoping to secure at least one other eminently famous Chicago resident: Oprah Winfrey. That's the big news to emerge out of the testimony of former Blago chief-of-staff John Harris on Monday. In a call secretly recorded on Nov. 21, 2008, and replayed for the jury, ...
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