By Reid Wilson,The Hill
Obama Chief of Staff Caught on Tape
Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.),the incoming White House chief of staff,spoke with members of Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration about potential replacements for President-elect Obama’s vacant Senate seat,according to the Chicago Tribune,which cites wiretaps of the conversations.
Emanuel is not and has not been accused of wrongdoing,but unlike the president-elect,he has refused to discuss whether he talked with the administration about the appointment. Obama said on Thursday he had not spoken with members of the Blagojevich administration about his replacement in the Senate.