Obama To Release Blago Report This Week

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Source: CBS News

Obama To Release Blago Report This Week
CBS News: Report Expected To Clear Rahm Emanuel, Transition Team Says
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2008

(CBS/AP) President-elect Barack Obama will offer details early this week about his transition staff's contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is facing federal charges of plotting to swap appointment of Obama's Senate successor for cash or a job. Democratic sources told CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy to expect the release of the internal Obama transition report on contacts between Obama's team and Governor Blagojevich's office as early as Monday or Tuesday.

It's expected to detail contacts between the Governor's office and Obama staff members regarding the open Senate seat, which the Governor allegedly tried to auction off. A lot of questions have arisen about the future White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, but the transition team told some news outlets this report will clear Emanuel from any wrongdoing, Tracy reports.

The official, who requested anonymity because the report is not yet public, said transition aides were eager to make public their findings about discussions with Blagojevich's office and move past the distraction that the governor's scandal had become.

The report is expected to disclose details about contacts with Emanuel, who Blagojevich aides have said spoke regularly to the Democratic governor. An official familiar with the internal review said the Obama team did not have access to transcripts of the FBI's taped conversations involving the governor and other people. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because this person was not authorized to discuss the review publicly.

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