Rod Blagojevich

You know, when you come out of Chicago politics, which is a politics that probably has a larger proportion of corruption than other- That's how they got JFK elected. Other places, yeah. Right? Yeah.

You know, when you come out of Chicago politics, which is a politics that probably has a larger proportion of corruption than other- That's how they got JFK elected. Other places, yeah. Right? Yeah.

You know, when you come out of Chicago politics, which is a politics that probably has a larger proportion of corruption than other- That's how they got JFK elected. Other places, yeah. Right? Yeah.

Yeah. That's well done. The River Awards made the difference. Mayor Daley, the first Mayor Daley, was holding back the counting of those votes until he saw what Southern Illinois Republican area came up with. And once those votes were counted, then he let those River Awards come out and Giancana, people like that were really instrumental in electing Kennedy.

Yeah. That's well done. The River Awards made the difference. Mayor Daley, the first Mayor Daley, was holding back the counting of those votes until he saw what Southern Illinois Republican area came up with. And once those votes were counted, then he let those River Awards come out and Giancana, people like that were really instrumental in electing Kennedy.

Yeah. That's well done. The River Awards made the difference. Mayor Daley, the first Mayor Daley, was holding back the counting of those votes until he saw what Southern Illinois Republican area came up with. And once those votes were counted, then he let those River Awards come out and Giancana, people like that were really instrumental in electing Kennedy.

And then when Bobby Kennedy started going after Giancana, as the attorney general, they felt betrayed.

And then when Bobby Kennedy started going after Giancana, as the attorney general, they felt betrayed.

And then when Bobby Kennedy started going after Giancana, as the attorney general, they felt betrayed.

Yeah, of course.

Yeah, of course.

Yeah, of course.

I mean, apparently the father made the deal, right? But with me, I always felt that there was a possibility that not only would they be listening, but that somebody would set you up. And through the years in politics, people would. They'd come to you and offer you things that you knew were illegal. And you didn't do it because it was illegal, but also you felt this could be a setup.

I mean, apparently the father made the deal, right? But with me, I always felt that there was a possibility that not only would they be listening, but that somebody would set you up. And through the years in politics, people would. They'd come to you and offer you things that you knew were illegal. And you didn't do it because it was illegal, but also you felt this could be a setup.

I mean, apparently the father made the deal, right? But with me, I always felt that there was a possibility that not only would they be listening, but that somebody would set you up. And through the years in politics, people would. They'd come to you and offer you things that you knew were illegal. And you didn't do it because it was illegal, but also you felt this could be a setup.

This could be the FBI trying to entrap you into doing something. And that's a common thing. Not an uncommon thing.

This could be the FBI trying to entrap you into doing something. And that's a common thing. Not an uncommon thing.

This could be the FBI trying to entrap you into doing something. And that's a common thing. Not an uncommon thing.

I was elected the first Democratic governor in Illinois in November 2002 after 26 years of Republican governors. I first learned that they began to look into my administration and people around me in December of 2003. And I had been governor for 10 months and they were already looking. And I knew it, which meant we got to be super extra careful because these people are scrutinizing us.

I was elected the first Democratic governor in Illinois in November 2002 after 26 years of Republican governors. I first learned that they began to look into my administration and people around me in December of 2003. And I had been governor for 10 months and they were already looking. And I knew it, which meant we got to be super extra careful because these people are scrutinizing us.