The tension between Judge James Zagel and defense lawyer Aaron Goldstein just escalated as the Rod Blagojevich defense lawyer questions a top union leader.No word from Valerie Jarrett on this one.
"I'm coming very close to sitting you down," Zagel warned Goldstein in a tense courtroom moment. "Don't do this."
The warning came after Goldstein asked SEIU leaderTom Balanoff if, in his conversation with Valerie Jarrett pertaining to Blagojevich's request for a cabinet appointment, he conveyed that Blagojevich wanted "one for the other." Then he asked if Balanoff went to authorities after their exchange.
Monday, May 09, 2011
Federal judge threatens to "sit down" Blagojevich defense lawyer
The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
