Page 5 - Attempted Extortion News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Convicted of lying to federal agents five years ago so technically that's a win for the prosecution. but on all 23 other counts, the bulk of the case -- the alleged bribery, attempted extortion, sale of the senate seat -- the jury simply couldn't agree on a verdict. on those counts the ex-governor fights the government to a draw. but soon will come round two. angry, defiant. the ex-governor accused the u.s. attorney of conducting a persecution, not a prosecution. because the jury could not reach a unanimous conclusion on 23 counts, the government will retry rod blagojevich and his brother robe...

Or want to know who contributes to him or want to know who contributes to him. guilty on that count, and no decision and hung jury on 23 other counts, including charges, serious charges, racketeering, wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, attempted extortion and conspiracy and all of the other charges that the jurors could not reach a decision on. let's bring in our political analysts roland martin and mary matalin. and roland, how surprised were you by this since you live in chicago and you have been watching this trial very closely? >> well, it has been startling because this trial has g...

In this case. no way he comes out of this with public thinking he's anything other than a sleazebag. he's a big talker, blow hard and all the rest but this is not one in which he'll come out smelling like a rose at all with public opinion. >> even though, david, he was not convicted of racketeering, wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, conspiracy, those are much more serious charges than making a false statement to an fbi agent. >> well, so far as we know he's not been acquitted on those counts. the jury is hung up on those counts. i think the totality of what the public has heard, commen...

Right there right now. and we will see if he stops off to the microphones and makes a statement to the american people. he is outside of the courtroom right now, and the microphones are right outside. we will see what if anything he says as we pointed out repeatedly over the last hour and hour and a half, no verdict on racketeering, wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and he is a convicted one-count of making false statements to the fbi, and in other words, lying to the fbi, and that is that one count. it is a felony conviction and he could serve up to five years i...

>> let me interrupt you on that point. because we are now told that the jury has been able to reach a verdict on that count. count 24. that's the only count they have been able to reach a verdict on. the 23 other counts they have not been able to reach a verdict on. including racketeering, wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, conspiracy, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion, all of these other 23 counts we are now told no verdict. the jury has been deadlocked on those 23 counts. they reached a verdict on one count making false statements to federal authorities. jeffrey, what do you m...