Blago Prosecutors in closings: "The law protects people from being squeezed."

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Standing stock-straight, and taking on the air of a school teacher, Assistant U.S. Attorney Carrie Hamilton began her closing argument in Rod Blagojevich's retrial.

"You heard him in his own words describe the power he had. He had a U.S. Senate seat and it was effing golden and he decided he was going to cash in on that power for him," Hamilton said.

Knowing that jurors typically don't like incomplete acts -- like the ones charged in Blagojevich's case -- she's taking great care to explain that an attempt to commit a crime is a violation of the law. She says the case boils down to one question: Did Blagojevich try to get a personal benefit in exchange for an official action.

"The law protects people from being squeezed," Hamilton says. "The harm is done when the ask is made because that's the violation of the people's trust."

It's always been about dollars for Blago.