John Harris, Rod Blagojevich's Former Chief of Staff, Continues Testimony Against His Former Boss

Ex-chief of staff John Harris recalled two conversations with Blagojevich in late October 2008. In the first, Harris said, Blagojevich talked about how much “he might get for the Senate seat” from wealthy people with political ambitions such as multimillionaires Blair Hull and J.B. Pritzker. Harris said Blagojevich also floated the notion of getting money for his campaign fund or some advocacy group he would champion in exchange for the pick.

Harris said he and general counsel Bill Quinlan, also in on the meeting, both told Blagojevich he shouldn’t even consider such ideas. A few days later, however, Blagojevich brought it up again, Harris said. This time, Harris said, Quinlan cautioned Blagojevich, “Don’t even joke about things like that.”

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