He used his home phone. Thank God criminals are stupid:
87. By law, after the President-elect’s resignation of his position as a U.S. Senator,
which was effective on November 16, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH has sole authority to
appoint his replacement for the two years remaining of the President-elect’s Senate term. See
10 ILCS 5/25-8. During the course of this investigation, agents have intercepted a series of
communications regarding the efforts of ROD BLAGOJEVICH, JOHN HARRIS, and others
to misuse this power to obtain personal gain, including financial gain, for ROD
BLAGOJEVICH and his family. In particular, ROD BLAGOJEVICH has been intercepted
conspiring to trade the senate seat for particular positions that the President-elect has the
power to appoint (e.g. the Secretary of Health and Human Services). ROD BLAGOJEVICH
has also been intercepted conspiring to sell the Senate seat in exchange for his wife’s
placement on paid corporate boards or ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s placement at a private
foundation in a significant position with a substantial salary. ROD BLAGOJEVICH has also
been intercepted conspiring to sell the Senate seat in exchange for millions of dollars in
funding for a non-profit organization that he would start and that would employ him at a
substantial salary after he left the governorship.
92. On November 4, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH spoke with JOHN HARRIS
regarding the potential vacant Senate seat. ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that the “trick . .
. is how do you conduct indirectly . . . a negotiation” for the Senate seat. Thereafter, ROD
BLAGOJEVICH analogized his situation to that of a sports agent shopping a potential free
agent to various teams, stating “how much are you offering, [President-elect]? What are you
offering, [Senate Candidate 2]? . . . Can always go to. . . [Senate Candidate 3].” Later ROD
BLAGOJEVICH stated that he will make a decision on the Senate seat “in good faith . . . but
it is not coming for free. . . .It’s got to be good stuff for the people of Illinois and good for
me.” ROD BLAGOJEVICH states “[President-elect], you want it? Fine. But, its got to be
good or I could always take [the Senate seat].”
It’s stunning. Go read the whole thing
Just shut your door at work because you’ll be laughing or crying. Or both.