Felix: The WSJ is reporting that Blago owes $500k to his law firm, Winston & Strawn, for legal representation during the criminal investigation and that they have stopped representing him as a result.
Blago’s financial “hardships” were repeatedly referenced in the criminal complaint, and these hardships were one of the reasons he was attempting to sell the Senator’s seat.
It will be interesting to see what he does next. He is under tremendous pressure to resign, the Illinois AG is now threatening to intervene and there are also possible additional criminal complaints being hinted at.
Does Blago roll on Obama? The link to Obama is not “tenuous”. It exists, and the David Axelrod remarks of 23Nov are going to assume a great deal more significance in the coming weeks, especially as the heat builds on Gov. Rod.
