Sources: Emanuel not target of Illinois probe

The Associated Press. ^ | NEDRA PICKLER and LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press Writers

[RatsDawg]

WASHINGTON (AP) - People who have been briefed on the Illinois governor corruption investigation say Barack Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is not a target of the probe. Emanuel, a Chicago congressman who would have been a likely contact between the Obama transition office and Gov. Rod Blagojevich, has been a focus of media attention since Obama said Thursday he has asked for an internal review of contacts between his staff and Blagojevich.

Emanuel has been refusing to answer questions about whether he's the "president-elect adviser" referred to in the criminal complaint that accuses Blagojevich of putting Obama's Senate seat up for sale. The complaint does not say that Blagojevich ever spoke to the unidentified Obama adviser about the Senate seat.

The two people who said Emanuel is not a target of the probe spoke on a condition of anonymity because the investigation is still under way. One is a person close to Emanuel, who said he has been told by investigators that he's not a subject of their investigation.

[Senator_Blutarski]

Ever heard of “collateral damage”?

[IrishPennant]

The two people who said Emanuel is not a target of the probe spoke on a condition of anonymity

Misdirection only...give it the same respect you give all MSM

[Boiling Pots]

Because maybe he turned Blago in?

Anyways...be careful of believing all these leaks from investigations, how often have they been wrong in the last dozen years?

[chicagolady]

OH SURE!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awq48UZ6UJo&eurl=http://www.illinoisreview.typepad.com/

[Right Wing Assault]

That’s funny. He’s taking the 5th before he’s even in court. If a Repub did this they would have been crucified before sundown today and buried on the evening news.

[RatsDawg]

Thanks! Haven’t seen that video yet!

[Cicero]

I remember the days when the left actually went after Nedra Pickler for fair and honest reporting. She's actually quite intelligent and a good reporter. But I guess they got to her, or maybe her bosses at AP did, because she's joined the left wing pimp club just like all the rest of them.

[TornadoAlley3]

anonymous People who have been briefed

[Stentor]

Obama the first Impeached Black President....

I like Convicted.

[RatsDawg]

Notice how they don’t say if he is on the tapes or not...hmmm...

[DrC]

“One is a person close to Emanuel, who said he has been told by investigators that he’s not a subject of their investigation.”

Isn’t Rahm Emanuel close to RE? Just curious.

[Cementjungle]

Fitz will not touch anyone in the Obama camp. Simple politics. You don't do anything to hurt your new boss even if it is required that you overlook what would seem to you and I as obvious criminal activity by Emanuel. I expect JJJ to survive as well.

Exactly. Fitz is probably working on a way to throw GWB in prison for something or the other.

[ballplayer]

he is an FBI informant

[BerryDingle]

Who “needs” a target, and why?

[newfreep]

“jackson 5” - LOL!!!!

[ballplayer]

thats why he pulled the plug on the investigation,why would he care if a Senator was seated by Fraud if it meant getting all the people after the crime was committed ,it shows he cares more about the politics than his job ,cant hurt ZERO

[oldbrowser]

The two people who said Emanuel is not a target of the probe spoke on a condition of anonymity

If you lie to a LEO it is a crime, If a LEO lies to you its not.

[Spunky]

"The two people who said Emanuel is not a target of the probe spoke on a condition of anonymity because the investigation is still under way."

The three most over used words in the dictionary.

[tflabo]

CYA mode... nobody knows nothing or noone in Chicago politics? Blago was right....can you say 'Watergate'?

Lying Dems and their Dhimmi's in the media... Please Dear Lord....pull away the shroud of deceptive secrecy...