WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer examines closing arguments in the Blagojevich retrial

WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer examines closing arguments in the Blagojevich retrial
Prosecutors are expected to resume closing arguments on Thursday in the retrial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Getty/Scott Olson
WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer examines closing arguments in the Blagojevich retrial
Prosecutors are expected to resume closing arguments on Thursday in the retrial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Getty/Scott Olson

WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer examines closing arguments in the Blagojevich retrial

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Prosecutors are expected to resume their closing argument on Thursday in the corruption retrial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. On Wednesday, Prosecutor Carrie Hamilton got about an hour and a half into her close. WBEZ’s criminal and legal affairs reporter Robert Wildeboer says Hamilton’s argument was devastating in its simplicity. He joined Eight Forty-Eight to talk about that and other interesting developments in this fast moving case.

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