U.S.: Blagojevich: You should’ve let me bring up my witnesses
- How can you throw a governor, elected twice by the people, out of office when the rules don’t even require that you prove up elements of criminal allegations?
- Rod Blagojevich • Illinois governor, in remarks at his impeachment trial today. Blagojevich claims that he was unable to bring his own witnesses to the trial, which was why he initially boycotted the proceedings. His remarks today were lengthy and repeated many points in a last-ditch effort to save his political career. • source