Rahm Emanuel got 25 concert tickets as gift from Springsteen

The Chicago Tribune reports:

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's new financial disclosure report shows investments worth a minimum of $6.7 million, plus what many would consider priceless: 25 seats to Bruce Springsteen concerts directly from "The Boss."

At $95 a seat, the gift totaled $2,375. Emanuel received 10 seats for a show May 18, 2009, and 15 for one on Nov. 2, 2009. Both were in Washington.

Emanuel and his wife Amy Rule are personal friends of Springsteen and his wife, Patti Scialfa, a White House official said, and ethics rules let friends gift friends.

Emanuel also reported that he ran up legal fees in connection with the probe of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, now on trial in Chicago on corruption charges.

Bruce Springsteen: friends with hard working non-MBA's who make it to the board of directors of Freddie Mac.