President-elect Barack Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had direct conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich about Obama’s replacement in the US Senate, FOX News Chicago reports.
Citing “a source familiar with the investigation,” Fox says that Emanuel had “multiple conversations” with Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris, who was also arrested Tuesday on federal corruption charges, about the seat and that they we’re “likely recorded and in FBI possession.”
Fox’s source said that Emanuel gave the governor’s office a list of “candidates that would be acceptable to President-elect Barack Obama” but no “quid pro quo” or “dealmaking” is suspected.
Meanwhile, an angry Emanuel says he won’t go to work because of the media stakeout. He told an ABC News cameraman that has received death threats:
The President-elect’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said today he won’t go to the Chicago Presidential transition offices in order to avoid reporters seeking to ask him whether he had contact with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich about the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama’s election.
Emanuel appeared “beet-red,” according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emmanuel to use his bathroom this morning.
“I’m getting regular death threats. You’ve put my home address on national television. I’m fuming at the networks. You’ve intruded too much, ” Emanuel said, according to the cameraman.
Emanuel has refused to comment as to whether he is the un-named Presidential advisor cited in the FBI affidavit filed in the Blagojevich case. “You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel told a Chicago Sun-Times reporter yesterday. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Don’t do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”
(Source: Huffington Post)
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I have no bone to pick with Mr. Emanuel and wish him well , but I am curious as to why the need for Mr. Obama’s approval of this list of candidates…He is the President Elect and that I think should not be part of this decision making progress.
With regard to my posting …I meant to say decision making process!
Look what the Aibishter is orchestrating around us! How much mega wealth has been lost in the last few months? How many individuals in positions of power have been toppled, humbled before those whom they previously were misga’eh over?
The Navi Ovadya says to Edom (& the Umos HaOlam in general) that the time will come when Hashem will bring them down!
Im ta’aseh kinecha bein hakochavim – misham oridcha n’um Hashem! (Even) if you make your nest amongst the stars – from there I will bring you down says Hashem!
When we look around us – all over – we see that He is Mashpil gai’im! Let us daven and merit to see the day soo whne He is MAGBIAH SHEFALIM! Amen!
He is DEFINITELY hiding information.
3, so true, but it is scary when so many visible Jews are involved. I really, really hope Emanual comes out sparkling clean, for his sake and ours.
HEY mr.emnuel this is a part of your job the media is allwayas going to be on your back if u cant take the HEAT get out of the kitchen NOW before obama gets sworn in.