Jackson Jr. Subpoenaed in Blago Trial

Rod Blagojevich has subpoenaed Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to testify at his coming criminal trial, adding Jackson to a long list of politicians the former governor says can help him clear his name.
The South Side Democratic congressman was one of several people Blagojevich once considered appointing to President Obama’s U.S. Senate seat after the 2008 presidential election. Prosecutors have alleged Blagojevich effectively put Obama’s seat up for sale.
Blagojevich lawyer Sam Adam Jr. said Jackson would make a valuable witness “because he knows what we know. . . . Blagojevich never tried to sell the seat, and Jesse Jackson Jr. wasn’t trying to buy it.”

Read more: (Chris Fusco and Natasha Korecki, “Jesse Jackson Jr. Subpoenaed,” Chicago Sun-Times, 05/15/10)