Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Roland Burris’s statements to Illinois lawmakers about whether he solicited political donations for former Governor Rod Blagojevich before getting named to the Senate are being reviewed by a prosecutor.
Blagojevich was removed from office for abuse of power a month after he appointed Burris, a fellow Democrat, to President Barack Obama’s former seat. State lawmakers say Burris, 71, altered his account of how he got the job, and the U.S. Senate Ethics committee today said it would conduct its own review.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan today referred questions about Burris’s statements to Sangamon County prosecutor John Schmidt amid reports that the senator said yesterday that he tried to raise money for Blagojevich some time after an October discussion with the former governor’s brother and chief fundraiser, Rob Blagojevich. More here:
Blagojevich was removed from office for abuse of power a month after he appointed Burris, a fellow Democrat, to President Barack Obama’s former seat. State lawmakers say Burris, 71, altered his account of how he got the job, and the U.S. Senate Ethics committee today said it would conduct its own review.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan today referred questions about Burris’s statements to Sangamon County prosecutor John Schmidt amid reports that the senator said yesterday that he tried to raise money for Blagojevich some time after an October discussion with the former governor’s brother and chief fundraiser, Rob Blagojevich. More here:
Oh, my my, this comes as quite a shock to the Klown.
Hey Klown, you mean it's a shock that he might have lied and paid off Blogojevich for his seat?
Nay, it's a shock they're investigating a Democrat. I'm guessing they'll "investigate" for a while and then drop it. We shall see. I just hope that the "Reverends" Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackasson get involved before the investigation is finished. It's been a while since those clowns put on a circus.
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