Rod Blagojevich on Obama: "Do they think I would just appoint Valerie Jarrett for nothing?"

Rod Blagojevich on Obama: "Do they think I would just appoint Valerie Jarrett for nothing?" - The Blago Blog

By

Sarah Ostman

on June 22, 2010 12:21 PM |

Reporting with Nataska Korecki

On another tape just played by prosecutors, Rod Blagojevich is heard talking to John Harris over the phone on Nov. 3, 2008 -- the day before the election.

They are discussing how Barack Obama is sending two representatives -- union leaders Tom Balanoff and Andy Stern -- to visit to talk about Valerie Jarrett.

"Do they think I would just appoint Valerie Jarrett for nothing?" Blagojevich is heard saying of the Obama camp. "Just to make it happen?"

Judge Zagel has called a one-hour break for lunch. Court will reconvene at 1:30 p.m.