Jesse Jackson Jr. Adds More Controversy to IL Gov. Scandal

He's been arrested, arraigned, and nearly universally maligned, but as of this moment the Governor of Illinois still has the power to appoint a US Senator.And Governor Rod Blagojevich isn't going down without a fightEd Genson/Blagojevich Attorney says, ''He's not stepping aside, he didn't do anything wrong, we're going to fight this case.''Today Blagojevich's lawyer argues before the Illinois legislature... just one day after lawmakers launched an unprecedented impeachment inquiry against the embattled governor.The case got even more complicated yesterday after Jesse Jackson Junior revealed he's been a federal informant for years... ratting on the disgraced governor and other corrupt officials.For his part, President Elect Barack Obama says he'll let Illinois lawmakers decide whether a special election should be held to fill the seat.



 


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