(Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich - accused of a 'staggering' case of corruption - being greeted by president-elect Barack Obama
The Governor of Illinois was arrested today for trying to sell off Barack Obama's vacated US Senate seat in an explosive case that has cast a spotlight on endemic corruption in the President-elect's home state.
Prosecutors charged that Rod Blagojevich, the two-term Democratic governor, discussed trading the open Senate seat for a position in President-elect Obama's Cabinet, and also considered asking for a substantial salary for himself at a non-profit foundation or a trade union affiliate, a lucrative corporate directorship for his wife, and even cash up front.
His chief of staff, John Harris, has also been arrested.
FBI wiretaps allegedly caught the governor saying that the Senate seat "is a f***ing valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing".
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what's all this talk about calling for Blagojevich to "resign?" ... "throw him in prison" sounds a lot more fitting
it gives me chills to see how calm and collected he continues to act
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