Will Patrick Fitzgerald call Obama as a witness

[ccpup]

in Tony Rezko's upcoming trial?

It begins on February 25th and, although he's listed in the indictment as "unnamed Candidate" and his Senate campaign (and perhaps his Presidential campaign?) was a major beneficiary of the alleged extorted money, I wonder if he may actually be helpful to the proceedings eg. information, establishing of time-line, recollection of certain events, etc.

Not a flame bait. Just a question posed to me by a friend and I'm hoping some legal minds can weigh in.

[MNDemNY]

1. No, as a target.

[ccpup]

2. did he extort or embezzle money from Obama?

if not, how was he a target? I thought his campaign benefited -- and possibly Obama himself -- from money funneled from Rezko's businesses and through various associates.

[zulchzulu]

3. Fitzgerald has already said that Obama hasn't done anything wrong

Look it up.

[MNDemNY]

4. He said no evidence ,...yet.

[H2O Man]

5. I do not think

the OP is a search for the truth.

[ccpup]

7. the OP clearly states what I'm hoping for

Legal minds -- perhaps not yours -- weighing in on the necessity (or not) of Obama being a witness to extortion or embezzlement which may or may not have directly affected him or his Senate/Presidential campaigns.

Do I need to make it any clearer for you or do you understand now?

[H2O Man]

10. I understood.

You are making a weak attempt to smear one of the democratic candidates. That is clear. It's a shame that any DU member would resort to that type of thing.

[ccpup]

11. it's an honest question

the only way one could consider it a smear is if one is afraid of the possible consequences of the trial and would rather not have Obama involved.

It's a sincere attempt at an answer and some legal insight. But you're free to call it what you wish.

[H2O Man]

12. I did.

And your latest post merely provides more evidence of your agenda. It is not possible to pretend you are being honest about having a sincere question when you write the nonsense about "the only way one could consider it a smear is if one is afraid ...." Nope. It's a cheap attempt to smear one of the three top democratic candidates.

[ccpup]

13. ok

[ccpup]

6. read my OP

I asked if he'd be called as a witness for information, establishment of time line, etc and so on. In no way did I insinuate he was guilty of anything.

Learn to read before replying.

[robbedvoter]

8. Here's a button he may borrow:

[pampango]

9. An objective question from a dispassionate nonpartisan observer of

the Democratic political process.

Let's see if it sticks to the wall.

[Scurrilous]

14. I'm hoping some wagering minds can weigh in...

...on the over/under for Rezko threads posted on DU today.

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[jackson_dem]

16. There is a decent chance. How embarrassing will it be to our party?

Maybe we can "hope" things will "change" and Obama is out the race by then?