“The government played some of the tapes. In the tapes the government played, they didn’t prove . . . I did [anything] illegal. In fact, they proved I sought the advice of my lawyers and my advisors,” he continued. “They proved I was on the phone talking with them, brainstorming about ideas. Yes, they proved some of the ideas were stupid. But they also proved some of the ideas were good.”
“. . . The government in their case proved my innocence.’’
Blagojevich explained that his decision not to testify was one that came late in the game. He said he ultimately turned to the “coach” of his defense team, Sam Adam Sr. and listened to his advice.
“The government told us their case was going to be something like four months. As a result of what they said their case was gong to be, we operated under the assumption that I was going to testify,” Blagojevich said.
The government’s case instead lasted just six weeks. The only defendant to take the stand was Robert Blagojevich, the former governor’s brother, who repeatedly insisted he did nothing wrong.
The remarks to the media came after the former governor informed the judge in his case that he would not be talking from the stand, as he had insisted he would for 19 months.
The judge set closing arguments for 9:30 a.m. Monday.
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Sounds great but one problem: The jurors. The jurors will more evidence to weigh in by the prosecutors such the tapes and witness than the evidence presented by the defense with very little defense and no witnesses called to the witness stand.
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