[News] Obama caught lying? Plus more - Blago trial follies (illegal, FBI)

[InformedConsent]

Former governor Rod Blagojevich's defense team asked Thursday to issue a trial subpoena to the President of the United States of America.
The motion, intended to be heavily redacted, was improperly edited -- the full document was easily viewable if the text is copied and pasted to another document (an error first revealed on Capitol Fax).

Update: Judge calls emergency meeting over redaction errors.

Redactions Revealed: The Six Secrets You Need to Know From the Obama Subpoena Request | NBC Chicago

[InformedConsent]

He wants Obama to testify in his federal criminal case. The feds allege that Blagojevich conspired to sell off Obama's old U.S. Senate seat, among other charges.

Obama's former patron and real estate fairy, the convicted influence peddler Tony Rezko, is a key player in the government's case. Blagojevich's aim is to undercut what Rezko has told investigators.

And now Blago wants the president to do the undercutting from the witness stand, with the nation riveted to his every recollection of his days in Chicago politics, hanging with Tony and the guys, with the midterm November elections approaching.

...It's not good for Obama. But whether you agree or disagree with his politics, it's clear that he's in a difficult position.

His former close buddy, Rezko — "That's not the Tony Rezko I know" — still swings like some albatross from his neck, and it's getting quite stinky. It's hard to transcend the old politics of the past with that dead bird weighing you down.

...In January 2009 — just weeks after the FBI came knocking at his door — Blagojevich threatened to bring everyone down with him.

Judge Holds Emergency Hearing In Blagojevich Case - cbs2chicago.com (http://cbs2chicago.com/governor/blagojevich.obama.subpoena.2.1650066.html - broken link)

Will Blago bring Obama down with him? Or will the feds lose the game of chicken and cut Blago a deal?

[db1025]

It all is about to come unraveled for Obama. He is going to be implicated in many illegal things stemming from his Chicago days. This is going to make Watergate look like childs play. Let's see the lengths the DNC goes to to try and cover this up.