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2008-12-27 | ||
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama has said all along that neither he nor his team was involved in any eye-popping dealmaking over filling his vacated Senate seat. Obama's hand-picked investigator agreed. "Everybody behaved appropriately," declared Greg Craig, Obama's incoming White House counsel and the person asked to conduct the internal inquiry into contacts between the transition team and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Translation....cover story being told uniformly. Prosecutors have said Obama is not implicated in the case against Blagojevich, accused of trying to sell Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder. But the corruption scandal has drained precious energy from Obama's preparations to take over the White House. In addition to the time Craig devoted to the internal review that Obama requested, the topic also has surfaced at news conferences intended to highlight key appointments and policy priorities. And Obama himself had to sit down last week in Chicago for an interview by federal investigators, Craig's report revealed. Accompanying him was lawyer Robert Bauer, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said. Federal investigators last week also interviewed two top Obama aides, incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett. Though Craig completed his review more than a week ago, Obama delayed making it public until those interviews were finished and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald gave his team the go-ahead to put it out. Then he and Rahm split for an extended, media controlled vacation.
Signal to press.... don't bring it up again if you wish to see me on a regular basis. Blagojevich is accused of trying to use his authority as governor to appoint Obama's Senate replacement to get cash or a lucrative job for himself, starting days before Obama's Nov. 4 election through Dec. 5. The governor has denied any criminal wrongdoing and has resisted multiple calls for his resignation, including from Obama. And he will hopefully fight to the very end of Obama. Wiretapped conversations cited in the criminal complaint against Blagojevich were not available to the Obama lawyers who conducted the internal review. Which means Obama lawyers probably requested them.
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Posted by:Besoeker |
#5 It's happening! The Time has finally Arivveeee! It is the dawning of the age of hilarious |
Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-27 12:58 |
#4 So convenient that Rahmbo had booked a safari at just this time of year. Remember, Rahm is still the elected CongressCritter from the 5th District of Illinois. Keeping that little chit in his pocket for insurance. |
Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-12-27 12:54 |
#3 Rahm went to deepest, darkest Africa. Not sure what he's doing there He's making offers to Obama's birth witnesses. Offers they can't refuse. |
Posted by: KBK 2008-12-27 12:21 |
#2 Mr Emanuel's spokesman had no comment. When further pressed, he assumed a threat posture and began pounding his chest. |
Posted by: Grunter 2008-12-27 10:17 |
#1 President-elect Barack Obama has said all along that neither he nor his team was involved in any eye-popping dealmaking over filling his vacated Senate seat. Obama's hand-picked investigator agreed. "Everybody behaved appropriately," declared Greg Craig, Obama's incoming White House counsel Well that settles it then, right? Nothing to see here, everybody move along. Guess we're in for four years of the media acting as Obama's volunteer PR staff. |
Posted by: DMFD 2008-12-27 08:59 |