Comments on Advance Indiana™: Decision Day For Blagojevich: GUILTY ON ONLY ONE COUNT!

The good news for the government are reports this ...

2010-08-18T06:22:21.346-05:00

The good news for the government are reports this morning that there was only one juror who held out on conviction on the other counts.

I can share Madsen's exclusive late edition, s...

2010-08-18T00:18:40.767-05:00

I can share Madsen's exclusive late edition, starting near the middle:

Fitzgerald succeeded in suppressing the playing of any transcripts for the jury that may have referred to the Emanuel and Obama wheeler-dealing misconduct and sexual hijinks.

Fitzgerald is the same prosecutor who brought mere obstruction, perjury, and false statements to a federal officer charges against Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis Scooter Libby for his cover-up in the outing of CIA non-official cover officer Valerie Plame Wilson. Libby was convicted on five counts, but President George W. Bush commuted his 30 month prison sentence. There was nary a peep from Fitzgerald, who was kept on as the US Attorney in Ill. by Obama.

It is clear that the corruption of Obama, Valerie Jarrett, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, and their fellow Chicago cronies was obscured by the bogus charges brought against Blagojevich and his brother in order to divert attention away from Obama and his pals. Obama's and Emanuel's life styles in Chicago and Washingtyon, DC were also moved into the ether by the focus on Blagovich, as WMR has repeatedly reported from Washington, DC and Chicago. Fitzgerald, whose own corruption,m as well as that of his prosecutors, has been described in previous WMR reports, is once again, showing his malfeasance in seeking an immediate re-trial of the Blagojevich brothers.

In the final hours of jury deliberation, jurors asked to see a transcript of a phone call of then-Deputy Governor Bradley Tusk involving a school in then Congressman Emanuel's Fifth District. The information in the call also involved Emanuel's Hollywood super-agent brother, Ari Emanuel. The Tusk-Emanuel dealings, oddly, had nothing to do with any of the criminal charges brought against Governor Blagojevich.

There is corruption in Chicago, but the jury verdict in the Blago case puts the onus squarely on the cabal of Fitzgerald, Obama, Emanuel, Jarrett, and Axelrod. Fitzgerald was briefly a part of a family tradition of serving as doormen for the wealthy residents of Manhattan's Upper East Side. Since serving as a prosecutor in New York and Chicago, Fitzgerald has served as a doormat for the same ilk that sought to bring down Blagojevich.

In 2005, sitting Republican Governor Bob Taft of Ohio pleaded no contest to state ethics violations. Taft apologized, paid a $4,000 fine, and remained in office until the end of his term. The Bush Justice Department showed no interest in trying Taft on federal charges. Yesterday, the Obama Justice Department dropped its investigation of former GOP House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, and his involvement with convicted Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder has apparently authorized the re-trial of Blagojevich. Obama continues to carry the water for the Republican Party he claims to oppose. But what else would one expect "Manchurian Candidate" in the White? House

What a tirade from Adams about and to Fitzgerald! ...

2010-08-17T20:23:05.467-05:00

What a tirade from Adams about and to Fitzgerald! He is not the only one that thinks it is not Blago but Fitz who should be on trial. Good advice from Cato.

I would add Blagojevich's attorneys can initia...

2010-08-17T19:01:27.550-05:00

I would add Blagojevich's attorneys can initiate an appeal on the single count on which he was found guilty in the meantime.

In a criminal prosecution, if a jury is unable to ...

2010-08-17T18:59:40.590-05:00

In a criminal prosecution, if a jury is unable to reach a unanimous decision on guilt or innocence on any charge, a/k/a a hung jury, a mistrial is declared with respect to those counts and the prosecution can retry them. Double jeopardy doesn't occur unless a finding of guilt or innocence is reached by the jury.

How can you re-try someone on the same charges? Un...

2010-08-17T18:49:52.204-05:00

How can you re-try someone on the same charges? Unless they bring new evidence to the table, doesn't that constitute double jeopardy?

Or can they have a new trial based on the same evidence since the jury was deadlocked?

In order to protect Obama, the government refused ...

2010-08-17T17:53:28.873-05:00

In order to protect Obama, the government refused to put on key witnesses like Tony Rezko and Stuart Levine, who were parties to the conspiracy and have already been convicted of these crimes. They also didn't call any of the White House officials who participated in conversations with Blago about the Senate seat. If the government wants to win this case against Blagojevich, it's going to have to park its protection of Obama at the courthouse door and put on their strongest case.

That's what they got Martha Stewart on. It'...

2010-08-17T17:29:09.909-05:00

That's what they got Martha Stewart on. It's the most bullcrap "crime" in history. Just remember, since you have a possibility of going to jail every time you speak to a federal agent, DON'T! Never, ever, talk to one of them. Assert a Fifth Amendment right to be silent around them, and tell them to buzz off.