Rod Blagojevich

I think part of it has to do with—a lot of it has to do with the actual U.S. attorney. His name is Patrick Fitzgerald. He and James Comey are real close. It's this sort of FBI, DOJ-type people who've become part of today's Department of Justice, and they feel like they're a power center of their own right— that they're this new political place in American government.

I think part of it has to do with—a lot of it has to do with the actual U.S. attorney. His name is Patrick Fitzgerald. He and James Comey are real close. It's this sort of FBI, DOJ-type people who've become part of today's Department of Justice, and they feel like they're a power center of their own right— that they're this new political place in American government.

They are so dangerous to our freedoms in this country. I think it was largely that. He had convicted the previous governor, Republican Governor Ryan, of crimes that he had committed when he was the Secretary of State of Illinois. And so now he could be the first guy in history to get two straight governors. And I think it was that.

They are so dangerous to our freedoms in this country. I think it was largely that. He had convicted the previous governor, Republican Governor Ryan, of crimes that he had committed when he was the Secretary of State of Illinois. And so now he could be the first guy in history to get two straight governors. And I think it was that.

They are so dangerous to our freedoms in this country. I think it was largely that. He had convicted the previous governor, Republican Governor Ryan, of crimes that he had committed when he was the Secretary of State of Illinois. And so now he could be the first guy in history to get two straight governors. And I think it was that.

I think he wanted to leverage Obama to keep him in office so he could finish the job and get me after investing five years And he came up with nothing. That's why they invented the crimes from those conversations. And if anybody doubts this, and I fully understand why people would, the question I'd ask people is, well, you tell me what side is lying.

I think he wanted to leverage Obama to keep him in office so he could finish the job and get me after investing five years And he came up with nothing. That's why they invented the crimes from those conversations. And if anybody doubts this, and I fully understand why people would, the question I'd ask people is, well, you tell me what side is lying.

I think he wanted to leverage Obama to keep him in office so he could finish the job and get me after investing five years And he came up with nothing. That's why they invented the crimes from those conversations. And if anybody doubts this, and I fully understand why people would, the question I'd ask people is, well, you tell me what side is lying.

The side that refuses to play 98% of the tapes that they made or the guy that's saying, play them all, warts and all. There's unflattering calls where I say stupid things or, you know, I'm angry or whatever the case may be or I'm using profanity. They replayed those. But play those tapes. What are you hiding? The side that's hiding is the side that's lying. And they're hiding it to this day.

The side that refuses to play 98% of the tapes that they made or the guy that's saying, play them all, warts and all. There's unflattering calls where I say stupid things or, you know, I'm angry or whatever the case may be or I'm using profanity. They replayed those. But play those tapes. What are you hiding? The side that's hiding is the side that's lying. And they're hiding it to this day.

The side that refuses to play 98% of the tapes that they made or the guy that's saying, play them all, warts and all. There's unflattering calls where I say stupid things or, you know, I'm angry or whatever the case may be or I'm using profanity. They replayed those. But play those tapes. What are you hiding? The side that's hiding is the side that's lying. And they're hiding it to this day.

They covered up all those tapes. They wouldn't even let me play them in court in the second trial, even though they promised that I would, could play them if I testified at the second trial. And so I got up on the stand, Joe, and the judge had promised on the 20th of May, 2011, I thought this was the day I'd be vindicated.

They covered up all those tapes. They wouldn't even let me play them in court in the second trial, even though they promised that I would, could play them if I testified at the second trial. And so I got up on the stand, Joe, and the judge had promised on the 20th of May, 2011, I thought this was the day I'd be vindicated.

They covered up all those tapes. They wouldn't even let me play them in court in the second trial, even though they promised that I would, could play them if I testified at the second trial. And so I got up on the stand, Joe, and the judge had promised on the 20th of May, 2011, I thought this was the day I'd be vindicated.

He said, look, if he agrees to testify, he can play the tapes to corroborate his testimony. Because I was a lawyer and I was also a prosecutor at the state level, Cook County prosecutor.

He said, look, if he agrees to testify, he can play the tapes to corroborate his testimony. Because I was a lawyer and I was also a prosecutor at the state level, Cook County prosecutor.

He said, look, if he agrees to testify, he can play the tapes to corroborate his testimony. Because I was a lawyer and I was also a prosecutor at the state level, Cook County prosecutor.

And I know how the system works and I know that if you get up there and you're saying certain things and one side has tapes of you saying something and you're saying stuff but you don't have tapes to corroborate what you're saying, the prosecutor is going to simply tell the jury in closing argument.

And I know how the system works and I know that if you get up there and you're saying certain things and one side has tapes of you saying something and you're saying stuff but you don't have tapes to corroborate what you're saying, the prosecutor is going to simply tell the jury in closing argument.

And I know how the system works and I know that if you get up there and you're saying certain things and one side has tapes of you saying something and you're saying stuff but you don't have tapes to corroborate what you're saying, the prosecutor is going to simply tell the jury in closing argument.