Lawyers for ousted Ill. Gov. Blagojevich seek FBI’s summaries of interviews with Obama
By APWednesday, June 23, 2010
Blago lawyers seek summaries of Obama interviews
CHICAGO — Attorneys for ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich want to see the FBI’s summaries of interviews agents conducted with President Barack Obama.
After court adjourned Wednesday, Blagojevich’s lawyers filed a motion asking for the summaries, saying the request was prompted by testimony from Blagojevich’s former chief of staff John Harris and tapes played in court. They said the tapes and the testimony raise the issue of Obama’s “direct knowledge and communication with emissaries and others” about who would succeed him in the Senate.
They said there would be no way to conduct a meaningful cross-examination of Harris without the summaries.
Blagojevich has pleaded not guilty to charges including scheming to sell or trade the Senate seat and racketeering.
