Blagojevich Corruption Trial Holds Promise of Legal Drama for MSM

[imurhuckleberry]

The federal corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich— ousted Illinois governor, Elvis impersonator and reality TV star — will provide a summer's worth of legal and political(((MAIN SCREAM MEDIA))) theater.

The trial is scheduled to begin Thursday and will last three or four months. It will include testimony from Blagojevich and former aides cooperating with prosecutors, the courtroom airing of recorded calls between Blagojevich and his associates and a jury that will be anonymous until after the verdict.

"The breadth of the alleged corruption is breathtaking," says Ron Safer, a Chicago defense lawyer and former assistant U.S. attorney. "It will be shocking."

A federal judge denied Blagojevich's bid to subpoena President Obama. His lawyers subpoenaed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Continue: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rod-blagojevich-corruption-trial-holds-promise-legal-drama/story?id=10769632

[madrchsod]

1. yup....major theater for the knuckle draggers

does`t bode well for the democrats in this state. i`m thinking a republican governor and senator