Oh...only the facts are mistaken. Well, so is the notion that Obama was the first black elected to the U.S. Senate. Obama was the 5th African-American to be elected a U.S. senator. Check out this info for yourself.
If (a big if considering that the unethical Patrick Fitzgerald is the prosecutor) Blago is ever indicted and the case goes to trial, Obama's status as the first (half) black president will have no bearing on the jury or the outcome. That is, it won't unless Fitzgerald can prove that Obama was directly involved in the pay-for-play scheme over this senate seat.
That’s still a fact. I’m agreeing with his point which is that acting against the seating of a Black to replace Obama will have ramifications for the jury. That was his point. It has nothing to do with Obama being president. It has everything to do with how the jury will perceive Blago appointing a Black to replace him, and the Senate speaking/acting against that appointment. Big time sympathy for Blago. And that’s likely part of the defense’s plan.