Road Blagojevich first U.S. governor in 21 years, the state office Lawmakers Thursday following a vote had to be removed, about two months after his home in handcuffs by federal officers on suspicion of influence peddling led. 59 The Illinois Democrat senators unanimously two words, the first Illinois governor in the state's 190-year history of the first Arizona Governor Mecham 1988, when Ivan was to be evicted out of Impeached voted for. So the senators from public office in Illinois, Mr. Blagojevich voted to strip. Mr. Blagojevich, 52 years old, yet to sign the contract or the bill for foreign exchange is in, as well Barack Obama President of the Senate seat vacated for sale in the form of campaign contributions demand to remove the to use his office to federal conspiracy charges are facing the threat of. Federal officials and the informant secretly recorded conversation with an interview last fall are building a case. State senators on Monday, Mr. Blagojevich, a defense to present their case, has refused without hearing began. He allowed a closing argument on Thursday to have said, hours before the vote. Mr. Blagojevich by impassive and indifferent, short, contrite turns during his 50-minute speech was done. "I have not done anything wrong at all," he said.
Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. representative in Chicago, after the arrest of profanity vested transcripts-LES conversations recorded by authorities a 76-page federal affidavit released. One day, Mr. Obama's victory in the November election, for example, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Obama of his right to fill a U.S. Senate seat, said, "I've got this thing and it is f - ING golden. I just f not to give it to her - ING nothing, "he said, according to the affidavit said. Prosecutors alleged the governor favors in exchange for a Senate candidate for Mr. Obama to select favorable: a high paying job talk Labor Union, a cabinet post or ambassadorship; cash money or campaign, and his wife for a slot on the board as the company that paid $ 150,000 a year. The affidavit in the Chicago Tribune editorial writers until the governor's important that the governor has removed a large sale of Tribune Co. Wrigley Field's plan related to the state media to stop financial support for the alleged threat.
If Mr. Blagojevich is indicted, he will face a tough road legal. He said he and his former senior colleague, John Harris - both federal criminal filings in the name can claim - and were talking about the possibility of a crime of conspiracy is not. But, the government only "in a plot to grow, even a telephone call to an" open act of showing is required to prove their case. "Conspiracy two or more people to an agreement a non-legal work is committed to. It's not that crime is a meeting of minds," which in the past, a senior federal prosecutor in Chicago working as a defense lawyer said.
A vote in the House two weeks ago a member, the governor's sister-in-law, voted against Mr. Blagojevich impeaching. The tribunal as a former Illinois Senate President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial to use similar rules adopted for, Mr. Blagojevich about the only cowboy to be hanged by an angry crowd in the competition for yourself. He said that my heart and a struggle against the system has been the soul of that, "and so they can increase taxes on the middle class has meant Lawmakers on Ridding the victim of a conspiracy in the form of a picture of yourself painted complains. The governor said that his potential witnesses to the Senate Subpoenas issue limited to the rules of the tribunal condemned. He said that Mr. Obama's senior staff members, such as potential witnesses - Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett, including the need to call - and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., said. All his innocence to which he will testify.
Illinois Governor Blagojevich with Larry King.
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