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Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. are expected to be among the first witnesses to take the stand as Rod Blagojevich launches his defense case Wednesday, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.
The latest game-plan hatched Tuesday was to have the two sitting politicians on deck Wednesday morning — both of whom were contacted by the defense team late last week about testifying this week, sources said.
Jackson and Emanuel, both Democrats, remained under defense subpoena since the ex-governor’s first trial last summer.
In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times in April, Blagojevich said “in all likelihood” his attorneys would call Emanuel and Jackson to testify.
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Poor, persecuted Blago!
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