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You're not supposed to exchange anything for the senate seat. >> i don't disagree one for the other isn't, but there are political negotiations and leveraging which is all very much a part of the process. >> when you -- again, this is from the wiretap calls. i realize you're not going to testify to their veracity, speaking about barack obama's advisers, they're not willing to give me anything but appreciation in exchange for the senate seat. [ bleep ] them, what would you want for appreciation, what could be kosher to exchange for a senate seat? >> how about helping pass a jobs bill, helping i...

His predecessor george ryan is still in federal prison, also for corruption. >> before illinois democratic governor rod blagojevich started serving 14 years in federal prison for corruption, while he was still governor of illinois, while he was fighting those corruption charges against him. rod blagojevich did a round of media interviews in new york to try to tell his side of the story. this was after the charges against him were unveiled, it was after the u.s. attorney had gone public with what was on the wiretaps where the governor talked about selling barack obama's senate seat and what he ...

Could be kosher to exchange for a senate seat? >> how about helping pass a jobs bill, helping illinois. >> i will appoint person x instead of y if you don't do this for me? >> no, that's not what i'm saying. i'm in a political business. >> well, now, he's in a federal prison, because making politics into that kind of business is criminal bribery and extortion and conspiracy to commit bribery and extortion. that's why rod blagojevich is in prison. it's those same charges that have been leveled against another governor with above average hair. he's vehemently asserting his total innocence of the...