at least some of his aides may have been talking to blagojevich. the president kept on the united states attorney appointed by president bush. i put this forward to you as a possible piece of evidence supporting your thesis, that there are constraints which will cause the president to respond to the need for an apparently independent neutral -- in this case, possibly even chosen by the other side, prosecutor without any statutory independent prosecutor to do so. one other related point, whereas the assurances that the president -- president nixon gave on the special prosecutor might now be challenged under delegation or -- another way of doing it would simply have been if you wish the same way president obama did. look, i'm going to appoint somebody who no one will have any doubts about. and i'll give you my personal word that i won't fire her or him without checking with the judiciary committee. so, it's personal assurance. your political capital is invested in it. my thought would be those are mechanisms that seem to me might make your point that

never brought charges but problems to knott and robert blagojevich co-defendant in the trial marched to capitol hill and spent five hours with the united states house ethics committee opened it would investigate jesse jackson jr. and all of this personal life this woman having a relationship with jesse jackson jr. and reportedly paid for air fare to chicago to see him controversial to say the least. in the middle of the election season if current opponent prank port congressman and family former opponent debbie halvorson thinks exhaustion is a coverup. >> history of running away from his problems. pretty much his own worst enemy history of problems being less than honest i will say that. just another way for him to be able to hide. >> valid questions need to be raised with the office why weren't they more transparent? not more up front? statement issued congressman wanted privacy with family and people to expect that certainly understandable but still ballot questions constituents have the right to know. >> more on clear tonight to the whereabouts jesse jackson jr. of congressmen off

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he leaves in his way to a couple of former governor's republican george ryan and a democrat rod blagojevich. sent away on corruption charges. conrad black at media conrad off to prison after sensational trial for defrosting shareholders chicago sun times and former police commander jon burge convicted of lying about torture by chicago d police byi kand dick cheney of staff convicted of perjury law on the list of big names. >> vrdolyak levine tony rezko guys like vrdolyak people thought were untouchable >> the 11 years' work yesterday downplayed the end of a productive career and passed on multiple interview requests today preferring to keep the spotlight on the system on the agencies and the people who fight crime and corruption. >> another day in the office next week another week in the office people behind to me all agencies represented keep working at standing close by gary shapiro much respected number to patrick fitzgerald taking the helm of the united states attorney's office for not going away party tonight along with state attorney anita alvarez and many other heavy hitters urgency

second time around in the blagojevich case if government was able to find a guilty verdict against blagojevich. however legal experts i talked to this afternoon said they would be surprised if the government tried to retry john edwards. is they had their best shot with their best witnesses and best evidence. the judge ruled ingwtÑ the prosecution's favor on most of the major evidentiary issues in the case and at the end of the day the jury did not come back with the verdict the government wanted. experts i talked to said there's no indication they could do better the second time around. >> suarez: did the government have a very heavy burden in this case? because none had ever been tried like it before under these statutes. >> well, that's right. is either way, this case was going to set precedent about what campaign finance laws... how they're interpreted when they're applied to payments that went from the third party to another third party. in this case the must be never went through edwards' campaign account, it came from his established politicalwu'1 donos however he claimed not to know ab

the blagojevich tapes where you actually hear a governor shaking down contributeors is exceedingly rare, but the watergate experience and the nixon tapes are similarly revealing, and they actually show real quid pro quo corruption, including the selling of ambassadorships as well as illegal campaign contributions. so i just -- as someone who was not alive during watergate, i was born after watergate, whenever i research this, you know, my hair starts to curl, and can you see the result now. some of the iceberg tips showing what was wrong in the nixon administration was actually known before the 1972 election. if you look he side here, this is an ad from mcgovern's campaign. >> this is about the government. this is about credibility. this is about elections. this is about bugging. this is about spying. this is about they'very. this is about espionage. this is about lying. this is about payoffs. this is about contradictions. this is about special deals. this is about false fiction. this is about testimony. this is about wheat fields. this is about hiding. this is about dishonesty. this is

lawyers never uttered blagojevich's name or jacksons. jesse jackson, still a politician, is hoping to survive another election. he said he won't dwell on his past but they need to consider how it will play a role in the future in the second congressional district. >> the voters have a right to know that their congressional representative is being accused, and i think that's a very relevant issue for them. >> by the way, wgn has reached out to congressman jackson's office. they have refused to respond to our requests for an interview. niac will be back in court next week. >> coleman's mother moved the family from the west side to oak park looking for a better education not olympic glory but after a stellar wrestling career at oak park river forest high school, the signature flying squirrel moved qualified him for the 2012 games in london. her mother has the passport but not enough cash to go to the olympics so his coach and wrestling family throwing a fundraising. >> he's a very grateful young man highly appreciative. you want to do somet

that was part of the strange odyssey of former illinois governor, rod blagojevich, the man serving aear prison sentence. >> the past four decades, four of the nine illinois governs have gone to prison. two additional governors were charged, but later acquitted. two of the four illinois governors convicted of crimes, blago and george reign are still serving their terms. >>> enough of real news, let's brush up on our chicago trivia with a little heavy from mayor rahm emanual and conan o'brien here this week hosting his show from the chicago theater. >> are you ready? for your citizenship test? >> yes, i am ready for the chicago citizenship test. >> i want you to know the whole idea of citizenship and residency is a touchy subject for me. what is chicago's nickname? >> the windy city. >> why did al capone come from new york city to chicago? >> to study improv. >> what is the windiest place in chicago? >> the men's room at jiordano's. >> what the dirtiest sounding street in chicago? >> whacker. >> repeat after me -- there are 3,000 thoughtful thespian who is have thoroughly thrived in ch

role as a lawyer, but it's covered by the rules would be our governor, our former governor, rod blagojevich who -- >> yes. >> who was disbarred because of his conduct that had nothing to do with his being a lawyer. he was being a politician and doing illegal acts and was disbarred for that. isn't that just a good example of how the rules apply in nonlegal context? >> right. just to share with you because i happen to have it in front of me, part of the order that disbarred president nixon, when the -- in describing his conduct the court said that mr. nixon improperly attempted to obstruct an investigation by the united states department of justice of an unlawful entry into the offices of dr. lewis fielding, a psychiatrist who had treated daniel elsberg, improperly consealed and encouraged others to conceal evidence relating to unlawful activities of members of his staff and of the committee to re-elect the president and improperly engaged in conduct which he knew or should have known would have interfered with the legal defense of daniel elsberg. so he was not in -- acting in a lawyer role,

rod blagojevich campaign money in exchange for president obama's old senate seat jackson denies any wrongdoing ... the cook county of export disorder county assessor joe various to fire to relatives the move comes after wgn report looking into the matter more than one year ago shortly after he took office in 2010 he put his sister and his son on the payroll the sisters page one under $7,000 a year and the sun gets 69,000 the ethics board found that both hirings violate county ethics ordinance which pro hot inhibits the hiring of relatives the ethics assessor claims that the board has no jurisdiction over about office ... to a new ordinance could make it easier for food trucks to do business here in chicago for the proposed measure would create truck stand zones for food trucks to park for up to two hours benders' would be able to operate from parking spaces on private property if they have permission those trucks would be required to carry gps devices and park 200 ft. away from restaurants now food trucks could only sell prepackaged food prepared in a licensed kitchen the proposed ordinance wo

the democrat is under health ethics committee for allegations he raised money for rob blagojevich. >>> contempt charges on eric holder this thursday. the unprecedented move after holder refused to turn in the requested documents about the fast and furious gun trafficking. trowelling ne-- troubling news e taliban makes an attack. more than 3,000 attacks in afghanistan last month alone. it is blamed on an earlier start for the annual siting season. >>> on alert after learning about a possible terror attack. the suspect a man who converted to islam in 2008 and trained with al qaeda and europe. he traveled without advise vavi restrictions. he is awaiting orders to attack a western target. >>> a major milestone the last steel beam of 4 world trade center is lifted into place. >>> ♪ >> bibi wine nan singing god bless america as the train hoisted the beam to the sky. more than 100 workers signed that beam. the tower will open in february making it the first to open at the site. >>> that is your 5 stories at 5:00. >>> now to an extreme weather alert tropical storm debbie continues to cause fl

broadcast to medications museum allowed us to reach full potential >> 2005 former governor rod blagojevichto build the new home after waiting three years did not deliver the new governor pat quinn said that the president worked together to honor the promise money from the state capital of about the fund saving the museum governor pat quinn told me history and to install a great also important business reasons >> and arrested museums a good investment tremendous dividends for illinois all of us who live in the state also visitors so many tourists come to the state important thanks to not see anywhere else brings people together >> six years at the museum will open doors again next tuesday with a dinner featuring guests betty white few downs and john mahoney. aboard the curator says a lot of old friends out of storage >> artifacts and props from bozell circus different shows bill jackson at a cartoon in the town >> much of the install kit chicagos very own >> inside museum next tuesday night and wednesday morning >> jim ramsey corner of the broadcast museum >> what we do have a great looking

not the rod blagojevich case. and attorneys for jackson says that the evidence from that arrest will never reach the congressman and there should be notes that jackson's medical leave began before nyack was arrested. megyn: michael tobin, thank you so much. in three minutes, america's toughest sheriff will respond to the supreme courts ruling on the controversial immigration law. and come on the diff decision by the feds to stop cooperating with arizona, and its sheriff when it comes to law. sheriff joe responds after the break. david -- sandusky's wife stood by her husband during the most vile thing imaginable. dr. keith ablow goes inside the mind. and president obama has a new message for voters. is that a message contradict president obama? the panel debates next. >> is normal for people to be cynical. right now people are saying all americans are doing terribly in this and that. when we going to do. unless you ask, "what's next?" introducing the all-new rx f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. without fr

the democrat is under health ethics committee for allegations he raised money for rob blagojevich. >>> contempt charges on eric holder this thursday. the unprecedented move after holder refused to turn in the requested documents about the fast and furious gun trafficking. trowelling ne-- troubling news

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remember governor blagojevich in illinois.me in illinois now as a result of that second trial because he had a hung jury on his first one with only a one-count finding by the jury. so we'll have to see what happens. >> we may see this. it's not over, it sounds like. >> nice being with you, rob. >> likewise. >>> jurors in the john edwards trial are breaking their silence finally in an interview with my colleague anderson cooper. the jurors explained how they arrived at their decision. >> all three of you believe that he was guilty on some of the charges. what did you think he was guilty of? do you know? >> as it related to him being guilty, i think the charges were very clearly defined by the prosecution, and the instructions were defined by the judge. so we applied the rule of law based on the judge, judge eagles, and also the evidence that was able to support, at least in my opinion, in some of the cases where there was guilt. >> all right. switching gears, i have a secret for you in today's travel insider. if you want to kno

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in the blagojevich says they streamlined the case the second time around and got a conviction. figure out if they can do that. but the two main weurts no not witnesses are not available. heather: this is not the last we've heard of john edwards. >> he made a statement that he didn't think god was done with him. he may try to do what spitzer did, come back into politics, perhaps into tv, he seems to love the spotlight even at this point. heather: do you think that this verdict is the last straw for campaign finance? >> it shows it's a difficult area of the law. it's a difficult area of the law for the juries to grasp and try to find a conviction under, and it also -- it has to be used specifically for what it's charged with. here you have to bring a strong case, you can't bring a murky case and try to say it's a violation of campaign finance law unless you really have the goods on somebody. i think they have to be very cautious as to how they use the law. if its used appropriately in a strong case, if they had had the two witnesses come in and had emails showing his involve. and

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tony rezko working for rod blagojevich the former governor who is in federal prison. the bottom line is there is an awful lot of people who have had scrapes with the law and associations that haven't been looked at. >> john fund, gotcha. you are calling attention to it in our article here for the national review the chicago way. thanks so much, john. good to see you. >> >> coming up next, the bad chick news continues. just 69,000 jobs added in may, county white house do anything to turn this around? can we show that strange video again? a job creator joins us next. >> i will show it to you now. baby on board, run away stroller headed straight for the street. you won't believe how this one ends. >> now it makes sense. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quo

and he was the guy that rod blagojevich, the other federal governor now in public housing, in prison,e's the guy who hired eric whitaker who is obama's body man, who is obama's, you know, gatekeeper. eric whitaker is the guy who reverend wright says he offered me $150,000 in 2008 to shut up and stop talking about barack obama. >> how come we're only hearing about this guy, eric whitaker, now? >> well, ed klein who wrote a book called "the amateur" which is number one on "the new york times" bestseller list broke this story. he has tapes of reverend wright telling him that. the obama campaign apparently is silent other than to say klein is completely wrong. they don't have any other comment and i believe the reason that klein's book is number one on "the new york times" bestseller list, it's not the world's greatest book but doing work the rest of the media never did. >> valerie jarrett might be the most powerful person in the white house outside of the president. >> i think she's clearly number one and remember, the obama administration is a very tight circle. first chief of staff, ra

blagojevich was not a candidate of party organization. party leaders, including your friend mike madigan tried to get me to run against blagojevich and head him off. most of the great candidates, this is part of the paradox of -- and presidents like lincoln. they were candidates of party organization. we had a slave-making sessions. primaries were formalities well into my time. i didn't have to raise any money for primaries. in 1952 my father didn't enter any primaries. they didn't raise one penny to get elected, nominated. he started that campaign for the presidency with no money, no staff and no program. and went on to lek electrify the world. and then the two candidates laid the foundation for the new frontier and the great society. so i think this is a national phenomenon, but it's ironic, but this breakdown of party organization has something to do with it. where'd dan walker come from? he was the last democrat to go to jail. he wasn't the party's choice. he beat paul simon who was the party organization's choice. those parties, we d

if you don't know what it is, it is a kangaroo ron blagojevich and it automatically skips over commercials it is a kangaroo logo and automatically skids over commercials. people was set at home and accidentally watch commercials even though they have the ability to jump over them. is that technology that can be stopped? is this going to happen now matter what to? ? >> the hopper, it is charlie's way of coming in and raising a flag and it will create a lot of attention and get all our attention and that is probably a good thing. the fact that we spend over $1 billion per year on content, we do that because we get advertising support. in the and, a technology like that could create real carnage for the industry. he has not done it yet with the cable channels. i think it will become something that will be part of a negotiation. charlie is a distributor. he reaches 40 million homes in order to reach them, he needs are content. -- he needs our content. if there is no advertising companies to be higher subscriber fees. people do love consuming content on television. with all of the discussion of

[laughter] >> i bet you don't remember blagojevich. >> i don't think so, i doubt it.[laughter] the only one who will be remembered positively, i believe, will be george ryan. >> yeah. >> did you deal with him? >> yes, i did. not as much as rob and jennifer and some of the other people but, yes, i did. and, again, i think the fact that he was a pharmacist, and he would say in his speeches, you know, i'm a pharmacist, and getting 50% -- getting it wrong 50% of the time is something we would never tolerate in pharmacy. because at that point the number of wrongful convictions was more than the number of people who had been executed since the reenactment of the death penalty. so he said, you know, getting it right less than half the time is not something we would consider tolerable. but, you know -- >> can i just interject in that? i always thought that was a bogus thing -- >> to say? >> well, it's not mathematically correct. we had about 180 people on death row. >> yeah. >> and we'd exonerated -- i'm not saying we should be proud of the record. >> right. >> we only found