One defendant, yet three sides to Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich fancies himself a student of history, one reason he argued at his corruption retrial last week that efforts to leverage a U.S. Senate vacancy into a Cabinet post...
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Prosecutors question Blago about convicted fundraiser Rezko
The trial ended for the weekend as Assistant U.S. Atty. Reid Schar was asking if Rod Blagojevich was worried that convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko was cooperating against him. Was...
It’s ‘(bleeping) golden’ time
Over four days of testimony at his corruption retrial, Rod Blagojevich has had ready answers to explain away a trove of famous and potentially incriminating quotes he uttered on government...
Blago: ‘Not interested’ in selling Obama’s Senate seat
Before Rod Blagojevich's retrial ended for the day, the former governor addressed in the most detail yet the charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat.Blagojevich denied interest after...
Blago: ‘Not interested’ in selling Obama’s Senate seat
Before Rod Blagojevich's retrial ended for the day, the former governor addressed in the most detail yet the charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat.Blagojevich denied interest after...
‘I’m Rod Blagojevich’
Rod Blagojevich gave what amounted to the campaign speech of his life Thursday directed at just 12 voters -- members of the jury that will decide whether he misused his...
Blago ends 2nd day on stand talking about old friend and a ‘big bold red flag’
The short day of testimony at the Blagojevich corruption trial ended with the former governor describing some intricately woven thoughts that popped into his head in late 2008 after an...
As Blago wraps up for day, he denies one more shakedown charge
Before the trial wrapped up for the day, Rod Blagojevich began testifying about charges he tried to force a campaign donation from a horseracing executive by holding off on signing...
Hearing prepares for Blagojevich to testify
At a court hearing this afternoon, lawyers at Rod Blagojevich's retrial are discussing which undercover recordings can be played as the former governor takes the witness stand in his own...
Blagojevich plans to take witness stand at his corruption retrial, sources say
Rod Blagojevich's retrial on corruption charges has been mostly a scaled-back repeat of last summer's first installment, but that could soon change dramatically if the former governor testifies in his...