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7/21/2010

Blagojevich Trial: Defense Rests

Filed under: Crime — DRJ @ 12:19 pm



[Guest post by DRJ]

The defense has rested and former Governor Rod Blagojevich did not testify in his corruption trial, arguing the prosecution failed to prove its case. Blagojevich said the prosecution proved he talked too much but not that he was corrupt.

— DRJ

11 Responses to “Blagojevich Trial: Defense Rests”

  1. He must be very proud of himself: “I’m not bad, just stupid.”

    Icy Texan (fdba61)

  2. Most of the reporters covering this trial thought at the beginning stages that the Feds had scant evidence to convict our own special Governor Scumbag. Wrong – odds are heavily against his aquittal, now his nickname has gone from “Hot Rod” to “Dead Meat.”

    Dmac (d61c0d)

  3. This is still chicago. The jury will be hung. Guilty 12, not guilty 13.

    Jim (844377)

  4. Now the important question”Is he going to get a new hairpiece?”

    htom (412a17)

  5. Nah, htom, that’s his real hair. But I think it’s very likely that Blago’s going to be getting a new jogging suit.

    elissa (a8eab6)

  6. They threw the motion to dismiss to the jury? What happenned, Blagojevich ran out of money?

    nk (db4a41)

  7. This is a genius move. Go back and watch all the times on Perry Mason where Perry was summing up to the jury and the real culprit broke down under the strain and spontaneously confessed. And not just on TV dramas either: look how well it worked for Scooter Libby.

    shooter (32dc25)

  8. #5 that’s his real hair — elissa

    !!!

    (I don’t know what to say.)

    htom (412a17)

  9. Well, Obama didn’t testify either, so I say he gets a pass on that.

    Adjoran (ec6a4b)

  10. They threw the motion to dismiss to the jury? What happenned, Blagojevich ran out of money?

    If you heard the tapes, that’s all the guy talked about was how to get more money, money, money – by any means possible. Try to shake down the construction union head, try to shake down the Children’s Hospital, try to shake down the WH.

    Dmac (d61c0d)

  11. So Blago saved his ass from getting whacked to shut him up. He will now do some time, but not too much.

    BarSinister (5dea99)


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