“I had no contact with the governor or his office, and so I was not aware of what was happening.” “I have not discussed the Senate seat with the governor at any time.”
Those are the words President-elect Barack Obama said yesterday, responding to the shocking allegations against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich scandal, which Fitzgerald described as a “political corruption crime spree,” threatened to be a distraction as the Obama team assembles a new administration.
According to reports, Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell Obama’s now vacant Senate seat in exchange for cash or a lucrative job in the future Obama administration. Read the full story of Blagojevich Scandal.
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