Dan Rutherford Maps Out Senate Trial Rules

Dan Rutherford Maps Out Senate Trial Rules

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was given a summons yesterday to appear at his January 26 impeachment trial. It happened not long after the governor presided over the swearing-in of the state senators who will serve as his jurors.

Dan Rutherford is a Republican state senator based in Pontiac. He was one of nine members of a special committee on impeachment procedures and he updates us on what went down.