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Blagojevich trial defense request, Trial expected to last 3 to 4 months, Prosecution rested case Tuesday, Citizen Wells open thread, July 16, 2010

Blagojevich trial defense request, Trial expected to last 3 to 4 months, Prosecution rested case Tuesday

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.”…Abraham Lincoln

The prosecution in the Rod Blagojevich trial rested their case on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Tony Rezko, Stuart Levine and many other potential witnesses were not called. Subsequently, much of the corruption Blagojevich was involved in, as well as Obama, was not exposed. The defense team requested more time to prepare and were given until next Monday to resume the trial.

From the Chicago Tribune July 13, 2010.

“”At all times since the early stages of pretrial litigation in this case, the government asserted to the defense and the court that the government’s case would last approximately three to four months,” the defense filing said. “The government now indicates it will rest its case after just six weeks.””

Read more:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/blagojevich/ct-met-blagojevich-trial-0713-20100712,0,3451354.story

I warned of this before the trial. More on US Justice Department corruption to come.