By Associated Press
Obama and Blagojevich supported each other
In an effort to prove the Illinois governor’s innocence,his lawyers ask the Illinois House panel to subpoena two of Obama’s top aides and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Lawyers for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich want two key aides to President-elect Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. subpoenaed,according to Chicago media reports.
Blagojevich’s legal team has asked the Illinois House panel that members of Obama’s incoming administration testify before the House impeachment committee,including Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett,WBBM-TV and the Chicago Sun-Times reported late Wednesday.
Ed Genson,Blagojevich’s chief lawyer,said testimony from the aides will prove the governor’s insistence that he did nothing illegal to fill Obama’s now vacant U.S. Senate seat.