Sunday, May 30, 2010

Blagojevich Corruption Trial Holds Promise of Legal Drama

ABC News reports:
The trial is scheduled to begin Thursday and will last three or four months. It will include testimony from Blagojevich and former aides cooperating with prosecutors, the courtroom airing of recorded calls between Blagojevich and his associates and a jury that will be anonymous until after the verdict.

"The breadth of the alleged corruption is breathtaking," says Ron Safer, a Chicago defense lawyer and former assistant U.S. attorney. "It will be shocking."

A federal judge denied Blagojevich's bid to subpoena President Obama. His lawyers subpoenaed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
There's just one Rod Blagojevich. Just one.