Judge to Blagojevich: Sit still and STFU !!
Something he’s not too accustomed to doing the judge must be unaware and living under a rock if he thinks he can get this man to ‘sit down and shut up’ …there’s not a politician in the world who can manage that simple task. If he could, he wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place.
A one-time chief of staff for Rod Blagojevich has picked up where he left off at the former Illinois governor’s corruption trial, testifying Thursday about alleged moneymaking schemes that he, Blagojevich and others concocted.
The judge in the case also warned Blagojevich to sit still and control his emotions, after prosecutors complained that he made gestures and comments the day before during the testimony of key prosecution witness Alonzo Monk.
Monk testified Thursday about how Blagojevich put supporters and fundraisers on state boards that oversaw major business sectors, often at the urging of members of his inner circle.
Prosecutors are expected to argue later that the appointments were a bid to ensure loyalists were in place so Blagojevich’s insiders could readily exert influence on key board decisions and profit from them
via Daily Herald | Judge to Blagojevich: Sit still and be quiet.
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