The Blagojevich fella is not going down without a fight:
In a move intended to force public testimony from President-elect Barack Obama’s inner circle, a lawyer for Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked the legislative panel considering impeachment of the governor to subpoena more than a dozen witnesses, including Obama’s incoming chief of staff.
State Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie told The Associated Press on Thursday that the House committee received a letter from Blagojevich attorney Ed Genson asking it to subpoena Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett and more than a dozen others, including Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Currie, the head of the committee, said she didn’t yet know what the committee’s response to Genson’s request would be.
However, she noted that the U.S. Attorney’s office has already denied the panel’s request to interview a list of people named in the criminal complaint against Blagojevich.
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said earlier this week that lawmakers’ interviews of current or former members of Blagojevich’s staff might jeopardize his criminal investigation.
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Currie said the House panel’s next meeting is set for Monday.
There was no immediate response Thursday to messages seeking comment from Genson, the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, Jackson, and attorneys for Jarrett and Emanuel.
Members of Obama’s transition team declined to comment.
Enough is enough. Sometimes, when you f*ck up, you should just let things go and keep it pushing. SMH
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