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Rod Blagojevich: 'If this isn't corrupt, I don't know what it is'
Former Illinois governor and author Rod Blagojevich (D) attacked Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
(D) on his WLS radio show over the weekend. The charge? Corruption and
conflict of interest.
Blagojevich praised a Chicago Tribune
article written about Madigan and his law firm, Madigan & Getzendanner, which
handles the majority of the property tax law appeals in Chicago.
"If this isn't corrupt, I don't know what it is," Balgojevich said of
the firm.
The invective was an interesting choice for the former Illinois chief
executive, who was impeached by the state legislature in 2009. Blagojevich was
removed from office after being arrested on federal charges of solicitation of
bribery and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
The federal complaint against him alleges that he used his office "to
obtain personal gain." Blagojevich vehemently denies the charges, which
stemmed from dozens of recorded phone conversations.
A trial date is set for June.
