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An attorney for Michael Madigan's longtime chief of staff on Wednesday likened the top aide's 2021 visit to a federal grand jury to a high school reunion -- featuring a pop quiz in which failure results in a felony. "Tim Mapes did not lie in the grand jury," defense attorney Katie Hill argued as Mapes' perjury trial began in earnest. "He did not attempt to obstruct justice."
Tim Mapes accused of lying to grand jury despite immunity order
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Tim Mapes served for two decades as a top aide to Madigan, Illinois’ once-powerful former House speaker. He was called in March 2021 to appear before a grand jury that had been investigating Madigan.
The trial for Tim Mapes, the chief of staff for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, opened on Aug. 8, 2023, with a prosecutor claiming he lied under oath to protect Madigan.