Rahm Source: Story That He Tipped Off Feds To Blago Is False

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Tue Dec-09-08 05:44 PM
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Rahm Source: Story That He Tipped Off Feds To Blago Is False

Rahm Source: Story That He Tipped Off Feds To Blago Is False

By Greg Sargent - December 9, 2008

A source close to Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is denying reports that Rahm tipped off the Feds to Blagojevich's alleged efforts to sell Obama's Senate seat.

The rumors to this effect have been flying all afternoon, kicked off by a local Fox reporter in Chicago who claimed that he'd received a "tip" that Blago had reached out to Rahm to "leverage" filling Obama's Senate seat.

"It may have been Rahm Emanuel who tipped the scale and made this move as quickly as it did," the reporter said.

But a source close to Rahm emails us that "it's not true," adding that the story is the "result of some overzealous reporting."

It was a fun one, though.

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Shakespeare

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Tue Dec-09-08 05:49 PM
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1. Damn. I was hoping that one would be true. n/t

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bigdarryl

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Tue Dec-09-08 06:00 PM
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2. the Feds had his phone tapped thats how this broke

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SemiCharmedQuark

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Tue Dec-09-08 06:04 PM
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3. So do we believe annonymous source or annonymous tipster?

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Cha

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Tue Dec-09-08 06:05 PM
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4. "overjealous reporting from

faux" or any corporate shillmonger, :wow:

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Median Democrat

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Tue Dec-09-08 06:15 PM
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5. What About Dick Durbin? Durbin Described His Discussion With Blago In Chilly Terms

Edited on Tue Dec-09-08 06:16 PM by Median Democrat

Blago refused to call Durbin back for a few days when Obama ally, Durbin, contacted him about the Senate appointment. Then, after they spoke, Durbin was pretty chilly in his description of the discussion. Of course, Durbin is a close ally of Obama AND Durbin is advocating that Obama re-appoint Fitzgerald as U.S. Attorney for Chicago. Coincidence?

I am not saying Durbin was trying to nail Blago. However, it is clear that Durbin and Blago were not exactly close.

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karynnj

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Tue Dec-09-08 10:27 PM
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6. The other reason this might be unlikely is that they were taping him

from late October - before the Senate seat would come up. (Though they still might have notified the DA.)

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wyldwolf

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Tue Dec-09-08 10:27 PM
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7. I'd deny it, too

Just like it was denied by the Rahm camp he had something to do with outing Mark Foley.

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