Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who served prison ... Republican National Convention and backed Trump during his New York trial on charges related to paying hush money to an adult film actress to ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Rod Blagojevich was back on the stand on Friday in what turned-into a family affair as his oldest daughter Amy attended the trial, but that wasn't the only change in the courtroom.

No.” (See pictures of Rod Blagojevich’s world.) Amid the trial, the brothers have barely acknowledged each other in the courtroom. While Rod jokes with the spectators, shaking hands and ...

Rod Blagojevich got a new lifeline on Thursday ... both through his testimony and the FBI recordings that were played at his trial. Blagojevich also showed his flair for showmanship – and ...

Rod Blagojevich's conviction for allegedly conspiring ... "We have a court date set next week, next Thursday, to set a trial date," Fitzgerald said. "So for all practical purposes we are in ...

July 2, 2010— -- New FBI wiretaps released late this week reveal some of the most profane and incriminating language heard yet in the corruption trial of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois.

The fund former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been using to pay his defense lawyers is officially gone. After his arrest on Dec. 9, 2008, the fund, originally established to support his ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich might take the stand as soon as Tuesday as he begins to defend himself in his federal corruption trial. Legal experts and criminal defense lawyers say putting ...

And Rod Blagojevich thinks that’s the perfect play ... he still believes that politicians should take the stand when on trial out of an obligation to the public. “When you’re innocent, ...

Blagojevich Trial: Is Blago Too Unserious for Jail Time? The jury remains out, and observers are starting to get antsy, jumping when the jurors ask a question. Here’s a theory as to why they ...

(CBS/AP) CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich is asking a federal judge to set aside his multiple convictions and grant him a new trial, after citing numerous alleged errors and biases at his most recent ...

Twelve years ago, Illinois governor Rod Blagojevech was arrested for ... the police shooting of Amadou Diallo; and the Blagojevich trial. Each of these cases commanded public attention during ...