Rod Blagojevich

No, no, no. I don't think that was- They were still coming for you. No. And they wanted me to snitch on Obama. And they arrested me at six in the morning. I read about that, too, in my house. SWAT teams, 24-member SWAT team around my house. I'm the sitting governor of the fifth-largest state in America. I've got a security detail of my own.

But if four hours later I'm in there while I'm in their custody, it's good cop time and they're not being nice to me. You know, you're not a bad guy. We hear all these tapes. You're just a product of Chicago politics. We think you can help us. We'd like you to talk about Obama. We know he wanted to make a deal with you. Stuff like that. They're telling me. It was clear what they wanted to do.

But if four hours later I'm in there while I'm in their custody, it's good cop time and they're not being nice to me. You know, you're not a bad guy. We hear all these tapes. You're just a product of Chicago politics. We think you can help us. We'd like you to talk about Obama. We know he wanted to make a deal with you. Stuff like that. They're telling me. It was clear what they wanted to do.

But if four hours later I'm in there while I'm in their custody, it's good cop time and they're not being nice to me. You know, you're not a bad guy. We hear all these tapes. You're just a product of Chicago politics. We think you can help us. We'd like you to talk about Obama. We know he wanted to make a deal with you. Stuff like that. They're telling me. It was clear what they wanted to do.

And I said, look, I didn't do anything wrong. And as far as I know, he didn't either. There's really nothing to talk about. And then their mood changed. And they sent me to another facility. And they put me in this little cell. And they had me next to this angry guy that was all fucked up on PCP or something. He was like a raging wild animal to send me a message.

And I said, look, I didn't do anything wrong. And as far as I know, he didn't either. There's really nothing to talk about. And then their mood changed. And they sent me to another facility. And they put me in this little cell. And they had me next to this angry guy that was all fucked up on PCP or something. He was like a raging wild animal to send me a message.

And I said, look, I didn't do anything wrong. And as far as I know, he didn't either. There's really nothing to talk about. And then their mood changed. And they sent me to another facility. And they put me in this little cell. And they had me next to this angry guy that was all fucked up on PCP or something. He was like a raging wild animal to send me a message.

And I think they were never going to go after Obama. But what they wanted to do was they wanted to go to him and say, I was willing to cooperate against Obama and then leverage that and have Obama then tell him, look, just leave us alone. Let us get this guy. Keep us in office when you get sworn in on January 20th. Don't bring in new U.S. attorneys. Don't bring Democratic U.S. attorneys in.

And I think they were never going to go after Obama. But what they wanted to do was they wanted to go to him and say, I was willing to cooperate against Obama and then leverage that and have Obama then tell him, look, just leave us alone. Let us get this guy. Keep us in office when you get sworn in on January 20th. Don't bring in new U.S. attorneys. Don't bring Democratic U.S. attorneys in.

And I think they were never going to go after Obama. But what they wanted to do was they wanted to go to him and say, I was willing to cooperate against Obama and then leverage that and have Obama then tell him, look, just leave us alone. Let us get this guy. Keep us in office when you get sworn in on January 20th. Don't bring in new U.S. attorneys. Don't bring Democratic U.S. attorneys in.

Keep us Bush U.S. attorneys here. And you stay out of this and we'll leave you alone.

Keep us Bush U.S. attorneys here. And you stay out of this and we'll leave you alone.

Keep us Bush U.S. attorneys here. And you stay out of this and we'll leave you alone.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Correct. They're political power centers. Here's the danger to the American people and to our democracy. They're not supposed to be that. They're supposed to do justice. They're supposed to represent the people. They're not supposed to be a political power center. Democrats, Republicans, independents, libertarians, yes. House members, Senate members, the executive branch presidents, yes.

Correct. They're political power centers. Here's the danger to the American people and to our democracy. They're not supposed to be that. They're supposed to do justice. They're supposed to represent the people. They're not supposed to be a political power center. Democrats, Republicans, independents, libertarians, yes. House members, Senate members, the executive branch presidents, yes.

Correct. They're political power centers. Here's the danger to the American people and to our democracy. They're not supposed to be that. They're supposed to do justice. They're supposed to represent the people. They're not supposed to be a political power center. Democrats, Republicans, independents, libertarians, yes. House members, Senate members, the executive branch presidents, yes.

The Supreme Court and the courts, yes. Checks and balances. Founding fathers had the wisdom to create a system like that because they know the corruptibility of man. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. So they divided power. That's the beauty and genius of what they did in this country.