Blagojevich Denies Wrongdoing at Impeachment Trial

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Democatric Senator William R. Haine said that Blagojevich didn't bring forward any evidence or respond to the federal complaint made against him during his appearance at the impeachment trial.

"The evidence is clear that this governor and his close associates not only misused the position of great power and authority, but he misused good public policy to enrich these associates and himself and to further his political gain.

senator murphy: "It's pretty clear he extorted, or tried to extort, from caregivers to small children, 50,000$ dollars. He sold jobs.

Blagojevich Responds

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich addressed lawmakers during his impeachment trial on Thursday, asking again to allow witnesses to be called forward. He asked fellow politicians how they would feel if they were in his situation.

"I'm asking you to imagine yourself walking in my shoes. Think about you if someone said these things you didn't do," said Blagojevich. "Imagine how you would approach this and what you would do."

He called on lawmakers to allow him to call witnesses to hear the truth. He said he was there to respond to their allegations. He also stated there was only one article out of three that had any evidence at all, and he said the wiretap tapes show he wasn't guilty of anything.

Blagojevich asked how you can throw a governor out of office without any evidence, or allowing him to defend himself and bring in his own witnesses.

"I'm here to appeal to you, to your sense of fairness, your responsibility, and to the truth. I'm asking you to acquit me and give me a chance to show my innocence," said Blagojevich. "And if you're not sure, then suspend this process and bring more evidence. Let me bring my witnesses and my evidence and let me prove that I didn't do it."

Blagojevich said he would love to apologize, but he couldn't because he didn't do anything wrong.

"I apologize for maybe pushing and prodding too much in the past. I want you to think about the big picture here. The future governors who would sit in this seat."