It’s a Deal: Did Obama and Blago Conspire to Buy and Sell Senate Seat?
Chicago Daily Observer
30 April 2010
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3. A supporter of President Obama may have offered quid pro quo on a Jarrett senate appointment
Redacted portion: Supporter of Presidential Candidate Obama is mentioned in a phone call on November 3, 2008, having offered “fundraising” in exchange for Senate Candidate B for senator (Blagojevich Home Phone Call # 149).
From Huffington Post, December 11, 2008
The President-elect gamely fielded three questions on the issue and addressed it in his opening remarks, saying (twice) that he was appalled and disappointed “by the revelations earlier this week.” He declared that he “had no contact with the governor’s office” and “did not speak to the governor” about the process of who should replace him as Senator. “That I know for certain,” Obama said.
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