The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to sell President-Elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat. Shocking, yes. But, this isn’t the first time the governor, who is serving his second term, has been in trouble.
During an FBI investigation into allegations of political corruption in Illinois, (an investigation that Blagojevich was fully aware of), a court-ordered wiretap recorded the following messages in regards to the Senate seat:
“It’s is a @#$%ing valuable thing. You just don’t give it away for nothing” and “I want to make money.”
Rumors spread that Obama was aware of Blagojevich’s alleged scheming but U.S. Attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald quickly squashed that rumor.
The governor is facing up to 30 years in jail and when he was confronted with the allegations at a press conference, his response was “I think there’s nothing but sunshine around.”
Blagojevich is said to have been planning a presidential run in 2016.
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