Rezko: Feds pressured to incriminate Obama

[TeamJordan23]

Rezko: Feds pressured to incriminate Obama

My colleague Ken Vogel sends over a copy of a letter from Tony Rezko to the judge in his corruption trial, in which he accuses prosecutors of pressuring him to incriminate Obama:

Your Honor, the prosecutors have been overzealous in pursuing a crime that never happened. They are pressuring me to tell them the “wrong” things that I supposedly know about Governor Blagojevich and Senator Obama. I have never been party to any wrongodoing that involved the Govenror or the Senator. I will never fabricate lies about anyone else for selfish purposes.

In the letter, Rezko -- who was later convicted on corruption charges -- maintains his innocence and pleads for time with his family before what he says is his likely conviction.

His conviction was thought to have badly damaged Blagojevich and cast his political future in doubt; the trial hardly touched Obama.

The U.S. Attorney's office declined comment in the Tribune piece on the letter, and it's worth keeping in mind that Rezko's case doesn't fit into the pattern of reportedly political federal prosecutions: The U.S. Attorney in Chicago is Patrick Fitzgerald, not a man whose taking his guidance from Karl Rove.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0608/Rezko_Feds_pressured_to_incriminate_Obama.html

[Alter Ego]

1. This will bring the few Obama-bashers back out of hiding

to decry the supposed Obama-Rezko connection one more time. Their argument will be "WELL IT WAS REZKO SAYING THIS HE'S JUST PROTECTING HIS CONSIGLIERE BARACK HUSSIAN OBAMA!!!!!11"

Yes, I intentionally spelled Obama's middle name incorrectly.

[PBS Poll-435]

2. Rezko?

:rofl::rofl::rofl:


;-)

[KansDem]

3. "Ken Starr"-type tactics?

They tried this with Susan McDougal--the bastards!

[Double T]

4. .....

:popcorn:

[Forkboy]

5. One of the most pushed yet worthless stories of the primary by Obama haters.

[Fredda Weinberg]

6. I've got this bridge ... only one previous owner ... you could have it for a song ...

You don't need to hate anyone to see through this, but so what? You're the one insecure enough to keep bringing it back up.

[olkaz]

7. God I loathe Blagojevich....

Gobama, but my governor is a self-serving slimy corrupt waste of space that squandered an awesome opportunity for strong Democratic leadership after years of Republican rule.

I cannot wait until he is gone. Jail, voted out, whatever, can't wait.