Prosecution rests in Blagojevich trial
Over the six weeks that prosecutors laid out their case against Rod Blagojevich, witnesses and secret wiretaps portrayed the former governor as extravagant, obsessed with his own looks and image, a lousy steward of his family finances, near-delusional in his career ambitions and deeply contemptuous of fellow politicians and even the voters who put him in office.
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Public humiliation of Blago was part of broader strategy
Over the six weeks that prosecutors laid out their case against Rod Blagojevich, witnesses and secret wiretaps portrayed the ex-governor as extravagant and obsessed with his looks and image. Much of that was jaw-dropping but hardly criminal.
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