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AND WE ARE BACK NOW LIVE TO A LAWYER, WHERE U.S. SENATE APPOINT THE ROLE OF BURRESS, SCHEDULED TO... |
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IN CONVERSATIONS YESTERDAY WE WOULD ASK THE NEXT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 96 GENERAL ASSEMBLY... |
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OUR FILING DATE IS THE 23RD. THE GOVERNMENT'S FILING DATE IS THE 29TH, AND THE NEXT STATUS IS JANUARY... |
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OUR FILING DATE IS THE 23RD. THE GOVERNMENT'S FILING DATE IS THE 29TH, AND THE NEXT STATUS IS JANUARY... |
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THANK YOU. WE NOW HAVE WITH US ROLAND BURRIS. I BELIEVE YOU ARE RESPONDING TO A SUBPOENA THAT WE SENT... |
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THANK YOU. PROCEED. THE MICROPHONES ARE TRICKY. I DO NOT HAVE AN OPENING STATEMENT. I WOULD LIKE... |
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I DO NOT HAVE AN OPENING STATEMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THIS DISTINGUISHED COMMITTEE... |
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WE WERE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE YOU. |
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RE THERE QUESTIONS? GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. BURRESS. I KNOW YOU DID A LOT OF TRAVEL, BUT WE APPRECIATE... |
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RE THERE QUESTIONS? |
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GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. BURRESS. I KNOW YOU DID A LOT OF TRAVEL, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING TIME WITH... |
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PROCEED. |
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UP ON THE GOVERNOR POSSIBLE ARREST, WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE ARREST? |
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SURPRISE. |
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IF I MAY, WHILE WE HAVE A LOVELY WHAT OUR OBJECTIVE AND WHAT THIS COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED FOR, AS ... |
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ONE OF THE INCREASE THIS COMMITTEE IS INVESTIGATING IS THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE APPOINTMENT, AND SO... |
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I SUGGEST THAT WE LEAVE IT TO MR. BURRIS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. WE WOULD BE HAPPY... |
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I WILL RESTATE MY -- I WILL STICK WITH MY ORIGINAL ANSWER. I WAS SURPRISED. |
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STICK WITH MY ORIGINAL ANSWER. I WAS SURPRISED. HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE AFFIDAVIT WAS FILED... |
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HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE AFFIDAVIT WAS FILED AGAINST THE GOVERNOR? |
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NO, I'VE NOT READ IT AT ALL. |
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NO? NOT THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED ABOUT TO SEE WHAT WAS ALLEGED AGAINST THE MAN WHO APPOINTED YOU TO... |
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I DID NOT READ THE COMPLAINT. |
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WHEN DID YOU FIRST BECOME INTERESTED IN THE VACANT UNITED STATES SENATE SEAT? |
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COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY INTO THE MICROPHONE? WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE HEARING. |
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IT MUST HAVE BEEN AROUND THAT TIME THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA HAD WON THE DEMOCRATIC PROMISE -- PRIMARY... |
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HAD WON THE DEMOCRATIC PROMISE -- PRIMARY FOR PRESIDENT, AND NATURALLY, MY THOUGHT WAS THAT HE WOULD... |
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DID YOU MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT AT ANYTIME, AROUND THE TIME WHEN SENATOR OBAMA WON THE ELECTION?... |
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EXCUSE ME. I MADE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. COULD YOU KIND OF THE FIND IT FOR HIM? |
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DID YOU MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT REGARDING YOUR INTEREST IN UNITED STATES SENATE SEAT AFTER THE ELECTION... |
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KNOW. |
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-- NO. DID YOU HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR PRIOR TO HIS ARREST? NO. DID YOU TALK TO... |
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-- NO. |
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DID YOU HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR PRIOR TO HIS ARREST? |
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NO. |
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DID YOU TALK TO ANY MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF OR ANYONE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE GOVERNOR, FAMILY... |
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I TALKED TO SOME FRIENDS ABOUT MY DESIRE TO BE APPOINTED, YES. |
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DID YOU SPEAK TO ANYBODY WHO WAS ON THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF PRIOR TO THE ARREST OR ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS... |
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I RECALL HAVING A MEETING WITH MR. MONK ABOUT MY PARTNER CONTINUING TO GET BUSINESS, AND I BROUGHT... |
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OK. DID YOU SPEAK TO ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE ALSO SEEKING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE... |
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NO, I DID NOT. |
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WERE YOU AWARE WITH A QUID PRO QUO FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THIS TAKENST. VACANT SENATE SEAT? |
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NO. |
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IF YOU WERE AWARE OF A QUID PRO QUO, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? |
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I THINK THAT CALLS -- IS A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION. I DO NOT THINK THAT WHAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE -- I... |
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I DISAGREE. I THINK IT IS HIGHLY RELEVANT. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT HIS RESPONSE WOULD... |
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MR. BURRESS HAD ALREADY STATED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY QUID PRO QUO, WHICH ANSWERS THE QUESTION... |
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I THINK IT IS GERMANE AND I THINK THIS CONDUCT OF THE COMMITTEE, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN LEEWAY TO QUESTION... |
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THE LEEWAY HAS BEEN A RESPONSE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR'S ADMINISTRATION, NOT RESPECT TO THIRD PARTIES... |
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SENATOR BYRD'S WANTS TO BE CLEAR AND OPEN, -- SENATOR ROLE BURNS WANTS TO BE CLEAR AND OPEN. |
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CLEAR AND OPEN, -- SENATOR ROLE BURNS WANTS TO BE CLEAR AND OPEN. I WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANYBODY'S... |
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I WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANYBODY'S QUIT PRO QUO. I HAVE BEEN IN GOVERNMENT FOR 20 YEARS AND HAVE... |
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WOULD YOU HAVE GONE TO THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES IF YOU HAD KNOWN THAT? |
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I HAVE NO RESPONSE. |
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AFTER THE GOVERNOR'S ARREST, WHAT CONTACT DID YOU HAVE WITH REGARD TO THE APPOINTMENT? |
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NONE WHATSOEVER. |
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DID YOU HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH THE GOVERNOR AFTER THE ARREST? |
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NO. |
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HERE WAS A CONTACT AFTER WORDS. |
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COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE CONTACT THAT YOU HAD -- WHO DID YOU HAVE A CONTACT WITH REGARDING THE VACANCY... |
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IT WAS THE FRIDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER 26, IT MUST'VE BEEN ABOUT 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. I RECEIVED... |
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CAN YOU IDENTIFY THAT PERSON? |
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YES, I CAN. IT WAS ATTORNEY SAM ADAMS JR.. |
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IS HE HERE TODAY? |
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HE IS HERE TODAY. THERE HE IS. YES, AND SO HE CAME TO MY HOME, AND WE EXCHANGED PLEASANTRIES, AND... |
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WHAT THEY WAS THAT? |
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 28. |
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DID HE INDICATE THAT HE WAS CONTACTING YOU IN HIS CAPACITY AS LAWYER FOR THE GOVERNOR? |
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THAT IS CORRECT. |
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WHEN HE CONFERRED WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, WERE ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS CLOSE ASSOCIATES OF THE GOVERNOR?... |
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ABSOLUTELY NOT. THESE WERE ALL FRIENDS OF MINE. |
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WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT WITH RESPECT TO MR. ADAMS? |
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HE CAME BY 70 AFTERNOON AND WE DISCUSS THIS AGAIN AND I TOLD HIM THAT THE GOVERNOR -- IF THE GOVERNOR... |
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BARACK OBAMA. WILL YOU ACCEPT MY OFFER? AND I SAID TO HIM, GOVERNOR, YES, I WILL. THAT WAS THE EXTENT... |
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DID YOU EXCHANGE ANY TYPES OF RIGHT THINGS WITH THE GOVERNOR REGARDING YOUR QUALIFICATIONS, ANYTHING... |
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NO, THERE'S NOT. -- NO, THERE WAS NOT. |
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I AM SORRY. HE ASKED WHETHER THERE WAS AN EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS, AND I AM NOT SURE OF YOUR TIMING.... |
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HE ASKED WHETHER THERE WAS AN EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS, AND I AM NOT SURE OF YOUR TIMING. IF ARE YOU SPEAKING... |
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ANY TIME DURING WHEN YOU BEGAN AN INTEREST IN THE APPOINTMENT? THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. ANY... |
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INTEREST OR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE OFFICE? IN THE CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNOR, HE WAS PRESENT MIGHT... |
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IN THE CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNOR, HE WAS PRESENT MIGHT BACKGROUND AND MY EXPERIENCE IN ILLINOIS,... |
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OK. SO IT WAS A VERY BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNOR, CORRECT? |
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THAT IS CORRECT. |
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WHAT DID HE STATE ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT? DID HE INDICATE WHEN THAT WHAT HAPPENED? |
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NO, WE DID NOT DISCUSS THAT. THE DETAILS WOULD BE WORKED OUT BY STAFF. |
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OK. ALL RIGHT. SO COULD YOU EXPLAIN FOR ME WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE... |
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THAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. |
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HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM SINCE? |
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YES, WHEN HE DID A PRESS CONFERENCE THE NEXT TUESDAY. |
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SINCE THEN? |
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NO, I HAVE NOT. ANY OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS? NO, I HAVE NOT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND... |
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NO, I HAVE NOT. |
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ANY OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS? |
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NO, I HAVE NOT. |
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ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IS UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH THE GOVERNOR,... |
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AS OF TODAY, I AM NOT. |
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HOW ABOUT WITH COOK COUNTY? |
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I AM NOT. |
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WERE YOU? |
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I HAVE, BUT I HAVE RESIGNED RESPONSE ABILITIES. |
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U.S. HOUSE, U.S. SENATE? |
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I WAS REGISTERED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT THAT WAS NOT -- |
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YOU WERE REGISTERED WITH BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SCENT, CORRECT? |
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YES. |
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WHILE YOU WERE A LOBBYIST AND YOU ARE AND ALL YOUR AS WELL, YOU HAD A CONSULTING FIRM, CORRECT? |
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YES. |
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT FIRM? |
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BURRIS & LABED? |
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THE DOOR FOR IT DO ANY WORK FOR THIS DID A LITTLE LIKE? |
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SMALL CONTRACTS, YES. |
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COULD YOU EXPLAIN? |
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WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 2004, AND THEN A LITTLE BIT, ANOTHER... |
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HE STATED IT WAS A SMALL CONTRACT. YOU RECALL WHAT THE FUTURE RETURN WAS FOR THAT CONTRACT? |
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THE FIRST WAS A 150,000 CONTRACT OF WHICH WE COLLECTED ABOUT $75,000 BECAUSE IT DID NOT START UNTIL... |
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DID YOU DO ANY OTHER TYPE OF WORK FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS? WAS YORK CONSULTING FIRM CONTACTED WITH... |
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WAS YORK CONSULTING FIRM CONTACTED WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR ANY OTHER MATTERS OTHER THAN THAT... |
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I DO NOT BELIEVE SO, REP. |
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DID YOU DO ANY WORK FOR THE STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT? |
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NO, SIR. |
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OK. COULD YOU GIVE US AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHO YOU'RE LOBBYING CLIENTS WERE WITH THE LEGISLATURE OVER... |
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ONE WAS THE MORTGAGE BROKERS ASSOCIATION. I THINK I LOBBIED HERE ON BEHALF OF THEM. WHEN WAS THE SMALL... |
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IF YOU CAN TAKE SOME OF THEM OFF, I CAN TELL YOU. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY THE COMMITTEE... |
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I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY THE COMMITTEE WITHIN THE INTERMISSION, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT... |
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FOR ALL THIS, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE COMMITTEE. WE MAY HAVE... |
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WE MAY HAVE PULLED THOSE, BUT I WANTED TO KNOW IF MR. BURRESS KNOWS THIS FIRSTHAND. DO YOU RECALL... |
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I THINK THAT IS INACCURATE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED $3 MILLION IN STATE CONTRACTS. |
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YOUR CLIENTS? |
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I MAY HAVE. I DO NOT KNOW. |
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I'M SORRY. IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE OVER THE SPAN I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE TALKING -- I AM REFERRING... |
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THE ANSWER DEPENDS ON WHAT PERIOD OF TIME YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT 2002,... |
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COULD YOU GIVE US THAT INFORMATION? WE COULD SUPPLY THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. BETWEEN 2002 AND... |
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COULD YOU GIVE US THAT INFORMATION? |
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WE COULD SUPPLY THAT INFORMATION. |
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THANK YOU. BETWEEN 2002 AND THE CURRENT DATE, OUR RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT EITHER YOURSELF OR YOUR... |
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APPROXIMATELY $22,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GOVERNOR. IS THAT ACCURATE? NO, THAT IS NOT ACCURATE.... |
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NO, THAT IS NOT ACCURATE. |
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WHAT WOULD BE AN ACCURATE TOTAL? |
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GIVE US A MOMENT. BURRIS & LABED, OVER AN EIGHT- YEAR PERIOD OF TIME, $11,200. |
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HOW ABOUT YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR LAW FIRMS? |
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I GAVE $4,500. |
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WHAT LAW FIRMS HAVE YOU BEEN A SECEDED BUT SINCE 2002? |
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BURRIS, GONZALEZ, AND IN 2008, GONZALEZ HAD GIVEN $1,000, AND THE OTHER FIRM OVER THE SAME. HAD GIVEN... |
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HEAVY DIVESTED YOURSELF OF YOUR INTEREST IN THE FIRM? |
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I HAD NO INTEREST. ARE YOU STILL A COUNSEL TO THAT FIRM? I RESIGNED AS OF MY APPOINTMENT. OUR RESEARCH... |
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I HAD NO INTEREST. |
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ARE YOU STILL A COUNSEL TO THAT FIRM? |
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I RESIGNED AS OF MY APPOINTMENT. |
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OUR RESEARCH SHOWS US SINCE 2000 FIRM2 YOU HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS OF $22,000 TO THE GOVERNOR. |
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THAT IS OVER THE EIGHT-YEAR PERIOD, IS THAT CORRECT? SIX YEARS -- SIX YEARS. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO A LITTLE BIT -- SINCE THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD WAS UP UNTIL JUNE OF THIS... |
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JULY OF 2008? NO, I HAVE NOT. THE LAST WAS JULY, 27, ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS. JUNE 27, ACCORDING... |
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JULY OF 2008? NO, I HAVE NOT. THE LAST WAS JULY, 27, ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS. JUNE 27, ACCORDING... |
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AS YOUR FOR MADE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GOVERNOR SINCE JULY OF THIS YEAR? |
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I HAVE NO JURISDICTION OVER LAW FIRM. I DO NOT KNOW, AND I DID NOT BELIEVE SO, BUT I HAVE NO OF PARTY... |
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DID YOU BUNDLE ANY MONEY TO THE GOVERNOR FROM JULY 2006 UNTIL THE PRESENT? |
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I'M SORRY. YOU SAY "BUNDLE." WHAT YOU MEAN? |
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COLLECTED MONEY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MR. BURRIS DID SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR? |
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THE ANSWER IS NO. HAD HE BEEN PRESENT AT ANY FUNDRAISER FOR THE GOVERNOR OVER THE PAST YEAR IN THE... |
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I WAS AT THE ONE GIVEN IN JUNE FOR $1,000 GIVEN ON JUNE 27, WHENEVER THAT FUNDRAISER WAS DURING THAT... |
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DID YOU PERSONALLY HAVE A FUNDRAISER FOR THE GOVERNOR IN 2006? |
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FUNDRAISER FOR THE GOVERNOR IN 2006? YES, -- KNOW IT WAS FOR HIS REELECTION IN 2006. THAT IS CORRECT.... |
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YES, -- KNOW IT WAS FOR HIS REELECTION IN 2006. THAT IS CORRECT. |
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IN 2002, YOU RAN IN THE GOVERNOR'S RACE AGAINST CONGRESSMAN BLAGOJEVICH AND ANOTHER. IS THAT CORRECT?... |
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THAT IS CORRECT. |
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AT YOU ENTERED THE RACE BEFORE OR AFTER CONGRESSMAN BLAGOJEVICH'S ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY. |
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BEFORE OR AFTER CONGRESSMAN BLAGOJEVICH'S ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY. I HAVE NO IDEA. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN... |
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I HAVE NO IDEA. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN HE ANNOUNCED. I AM TRYING TO THINK ABOUT WHEN I ANNOUNCED. |
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DID YOU HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH PRIOR TO YOUR ENTRY INTO THE RACE? |
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I WILL TRY TO ENSURE QUESTION, YOU ARE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. I THINK YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. THE... |
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SO NO ONE FROM THE CONGRESSMAN'S STAFF ASKED YOU TO GET INVOLVED WITH THAT RACE? THAT IS WHAT YOU... |
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THE ANSWER IS NO. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT 2002 RACE FOR A FEW MINUTES. DO YOU KNOW AND MANNED BY THE NAME OF... |
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EXCUSE ME. ALL I WANT TO SUGGEST IS I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAR THIS IS GOING, BUT IF THIS IS RELEVANT TO... |
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GONE INTO SOMETHING THAT IS VERY, VERY DIFFERENT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK FROM THE CHAIRMAN WHERE... |
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LET ME REMIND PEOPLE THIS IS NOT A COURT OF LAW. WHEN NOT BOUND BY THE KINDS OF EVIDENCE SHERRY OR... |
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MISSION, AND PERHAPS HE COULD EXPLAIN WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE QUESTION WOULD BE. MR. STROUD MAKE A... |
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MR. STROUD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAMPAIGN IN THE 2000 ELECTION TO MR. BURST UNDER A COMPANY BY... |
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MADAM CHAIRMAN, BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND, IF YOU ARE SUGGESTING THAT SENATOR BURRESS MADE A $100,000... |
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THEY MADE A $1.2 MILLION CAMPAIGN TO MR. BURRESS DURING THE 2002 CAMPAIGN. THE ONLY OTHER INDIVIDUAL... |
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MY QUESTION IS, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT THE SENATOR IS A PART OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY? |
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I WANT TO UNDERSTAND TO ROBERT STROUD IS IS. |
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I DO NOT KNOW THAT. |
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IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT IT IS A QUESTION THE PROBABLY MR. BURST COULD GO AHEAD AND ANSWER. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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HE MADE A LOAN TO OUR CAMPAIGN, AND THAT LOAN IS STILL OUTSTANDING. THAT IS ALL I KNOW ABOUT THAT... |
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YOUR SINK THAT WAS NOT A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? |
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IT WAS A LOAN. |
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ALONE IS STILL ON THE BOOKS, THAT IS CORRECT. |
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COULD YOU EXPLAIN -- HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN ROBERT STROUD BEFORE 2002? |
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JUST A SECOND. |
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I THINK MR. DURKIN IS ENTITLED TO THIS, BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS IN RELATION TO WHY MR. BURRESS... |
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I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE RELEVANCE. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A FEW THINGS. MR. BURRESS EXPLAINED THE RELATIONSHIP... |
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I BELIEVE THERE WAS A FEW THINGS. MR. BURRESS EXPLAINED THE RELATIONSHIP THAT HE HAS WITH THE GOVERNOR... |
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DO YOU HAVE A LOOP YOU WANT TO CLOSE UP, CLOSING UP. MOVE ON. THE FACT THAT THIS MAN OWES $1.2 MILLION... |
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FROM HIS CAMPAIGN FUND IS NOT RELEVANT. DID YOU TALK TO MR. STRAUSS ABOUT MAKING A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION... |
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DID YOU TALK TO MR. STRAUSS ABOUT MAKING A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION IN 2002 FOR? |
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YOU JUST HEARD ME SAY THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH MR. STROUD OR ANYBODY ELSE. |
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IF YOU COULD HELP THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE HOW ONE CAN FORGIVE A $1.2 MILLION LOAN TO A POLITICAL... |
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MAY I OBJECT? I KNOW THIS IS NOT A COURT OF LAW. WE ARE OPEN, WE ARE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT A LOT OF... |
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I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE AND AS THIS LINE OF QUESTIONING QUICKLY. I DO NOT THINK THERE... |
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I STAND CORRECTED. THIS LOAN, HAS MR. STROUD FORGIVABLE LOAN? -- FOR A GIVEN ALONE? THE LONE THIS... |
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I STAND CORRECTED. THIS LOAN, HAS MR. STROUD FORGIVABLE LOAN? -- FOR A GIVEN ALONE? |
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THE LONE THIS NOTE LONGER EXISTS. I HAVE NOT HEARD ONE THING FROM MR. STROUD THAT IS ONLY AS A RESULT... |
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DO YOU WANT TO TRY ANOTHER LINE? ARE YOU FINISHED? |
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I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS. ABSOLUTELY. YOU HAD A MEETING WITH SENATOR REID AND SENATOR DURBIN? IN... |
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THAT IS CORRECT. |
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D YOU EXPECT TO BE SEATED IN UNITED STATES SENATE ANY TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE? |
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THAT IS CORRECT. |
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COULD YOU TELL ME IF THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY WILL SEEK YOU AND CAN YOU TELL ME THE CONDITIONS? |
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WE HAD A GREAT MEETING. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE MAJORITY LEADER READ AND OUR SENATOR FROM THE GREAT... |
| 00:37:45 |
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DID YOU STATE YOU WOULD RUN FOR ELECTION INTO THE CONTENT? |
| 00:37:52 |
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THAT QUESTION DID NOT,. |
| 00:37:58 |
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I HAVE ONE LAST LINE OF QUESTIONING. I WILL ASK YOU ABOUT A RADIO INTERVIEW YOU DID ON DECEMBER 13... |
| 00:38:36 |
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I SAID 13 MILLION PEOPLE. |
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THAT IS WITH THE PAPER SAID. |
| 00:38:51 |
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IF I WERE ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE SAME ACTION THAT SHE TOOK BECAUSE... |
| 00:39:26 |
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WOULD YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE APPOINTMENT ON DECEMBER 13? |
| 00:39:30 |
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THAT IS HYPOTHETICAL. |
| 00:39:34 |
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I THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO ASK. IS HE NO LONGER INCAPACITATED? |
| 00:39:42 |
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YOUR QUESTION IS NO LONGER RELEVANT. THE SUPREME COURT DID NOT PURSUE HER ACTIONS. |
| 00:39:52 |
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YOU CANNOT HAVE RESPONSE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE APPOINTMENT ON DECEMBER 13... |
| 00:40:00 |
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WHEN THE SUPREME COURT DID NOT HEAR HER ACTIONS, WHEN THERE WAS NO SPECIAL ELECTION, MY THOUGHT WAS... |
| 00:40:30 |
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INCAPACITATION IS A LEGAL DEFENSE TO EVERYTHING, SO I WILL ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME. WOULD YOU HAVE ACCEPTED... |
| 00:40:43 |
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I THINK WE HAVE ANSWERED THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES. |
| 00:40:47 |
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IT DOES NOT HURT TO ENTER TWICE. WE OFTEN DO IN THIS COMMITTEE. |
| 00:40:55 |
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I DID NOT SAY THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS INCAPACITATED. WHAT I SAID WAS WE MUST PURSUE THAT LEGAL REMEDY... |
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I WILL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE TRANSCRIPT, BUT I FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THAT. THAT ME ASK YOU IF YOUR... |
| 00:41:18 |
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THAT IS UP TO THE GOVERNOR. |
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DO YOU BELIEVE IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS IN THE REST OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS THAT HE RESIGN? |
| 00:41:30 |
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I HAVE NO AUTHORITY OVER THE GOVERNOR. THAT IS HIS DECISION. |
| 00:41:34 |
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DO YOU SUPPORT THE IMPEACHMENT EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THIS COMMITTEE? |
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I DO NOT WHAT THE EVIDENCE ARE, BUT I SUPPORT MY LEGISLATURE, AND YOU GOT TO TAKE WHATEVER ACTION... |
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WHATEVER ACTION WE TAKE TODAY OR TOMORROW, YOU WOULD SUPPORT? |
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I WOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO ABOUT WHAT YOU DID. |
| 00:42:06 |
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YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS WHAT WE ARE DOING. THIS IS NO SECRET. I JUST GOT... |
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THAT IS UP TO THIS AUGUST BODY. |
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I CAN SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING. I PRESSURE PATIENTS, AND GOOD LUCK, SIR. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. SENATOR BURRIS, CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING APPOINTED FOR THE U.S. SENATE... |
| 00:45:16 |
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PROMISED FROM YOU TO THE GOVERNOR OR THERE WAS NO EXCHANGE IN REGARDS TO ANYTHING LEGAL, PERSONAL... |
| 00:45:29 |
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REPRESENTATIVE, I CAN BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE STATE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING LEGAL -- WHAT ARE THE THREE... |
| 00:45:40 |
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LEGAL, PERSONAL, OR POLITICAL. |
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EXCHANGE FOR MY APPOINTMENT TO THE SEAT. |
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THERE WAS NO CONVERSATION, NONE TO THAT EFFECT, AND I KNOW YOU ENTERED THIS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS,... |
| 00:45:59 |
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ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NOT. |
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THAT YOU VERY MUCH, SIR, AND ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING NOT ONLY THE... |
| 00:46:12 |
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REPRESENTED BLACK? |
| 00:46:18 |
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FIGURE -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD TO SEE. I THOUGHT YOU WERE LIVING IN CENTRALIA. WHERE DID THAT... |
| 00:46:34 |
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WE HAVE BOTH GOT OLDER. |
| 00:46:38 |
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LET ME ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND FALL ON ONE, IF I MIGHT PICK HAD ESTABLISHED A FEDERAL POLITICAL... |
| 00:46:57 |
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YES, I THINK WE DID THAT A COUPLE DAYS AGO. JANUARY 5, THAT IS CORRECT. |
| 00:47:04 |
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AND I WOULD EXPECT YOU TO DO THAT. THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ASSUMING PUBLIC OFFICE... |
| 00:47:14 |
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JANUARY 5. |
| 00:47:19 |
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I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE FEDERAL RULES. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE STATE RULES THAT YOU... |
| 00:47:30 |
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COMMITTEE THAT YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING LOAN OF $1 MILLION FOR UNDERSTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE?... |
| 00:47:41 |
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I THINK ALL LAWS ARE DIFFERENT, AND THAT IS ON THE RECORD HERE IN ILLINOIS. THAT WAS A LONER, NOT... |
| 00:47:58 |
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MY COMMITTEE HAS NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH AMOUNTS OF MONEY IN THAT RANGE. |
| 00:48:05 |
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I NEED ANOTHER 2 MILLION OR $3 MILLION. |
| 00:48:09 |
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MY BROTHER IT DONATED $10 TO ME. -- MY BROTHER DONATED $10 TO ME. WHEN DID YOU RESIGN TO LET THE --... |
| 00:48:23 |
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UPON RECEIVING THE APPOINTMENT, SIR. |
| 00:48:27 |
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EARLIER, IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, YOU SAID YOU HAD MET WITH MR. MONKS WHO WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF GOVERNOR... |
| 00:48:51 |
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HE RESIGNED AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND WAS IN THE LOBBYING BUSINESS. WE TOUCHED BASE WITH EACH OTHER... |
| 00:49:02 |
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YOUR CONVERSATION WAS LOBBYIST TO LOBBYIST. |
| 00:49:04 |
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YES. |
| 00:49:09 |
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ONE OTHER QUESTION, AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS A LONG TIME, MR. SENATOR, AND BEAR... |
| 00:49:47 |
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THAT HAS NOT COME UP IN ANY CONVERSATION. |
| 00:49:52 |
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THERE WAS A REPORT ALLEGED TO HAVE COME FROM A WASHINGTON JOURNALIST THAT THAT DID COME UP, AND THAT... |
| 00:50:10 |
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WITH ALL DEFERENCE, WE ARE CLEARLY OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF ANYTHING THAT IS GERMANE TO THIS INVESTIGATION.... |
| 00:50:19 |
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I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT ANYTHING WE ASK IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. I DO NOT... |
| 00:50:52 |
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WHEN WE ARE DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT -- YOU AND I HAVE. |
| 00:51:01 |
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SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. YOU ARE MUCH YOUNGER THAN ME. |
| 00:51:08 |
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LET ME SAY, AND OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO GET TO THE FACTS HERE, ASKING WHETHER OR NOT THE GENTLEMAN IS... |
| 00:51:44 |
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I ACCEPT YOUR CRITIQUE. I WOULD REMIND YOU THAT THOSE OF US DOWNSTATE OFTEN SEE MORE CLEARLY THE RELEVANCE... |
| 00:51:59 |
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WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR NEXT QUESTION. |
| 00:52:04 |
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IT HAS BEEN REPORTED, SENATOR BURRESS, THAT MRS. BUT CORE OF WHICH HAS A POSITION WITH A NICE SALARY... |
| 00:52:40 |
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CHICAGO CHRISTIAN INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. I THINK THAT IS THE NAME OF IT. |
| 00:52:46 |
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DO YOU KNOW WHETHER YOUR PARTNER HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE GOVERNOR OR HIS WIFE REGARDING THIS POSITION?... |
| 00:52:54 |
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THAT IS NOT WITHIN MY PURVIEW. |
| 00:52:57 |
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HE WOULD NOT HAVE CHECKED |
| 00:52:58 |
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TO YOU THINK WE SHOULD"WE SHOULD RECOMMEND SOMEBODY? |
| 00:53:11 |
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I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS ALWAYS GOOD SEEING YOU. WEAST TO TALK ABOUT MORE THAN FOUR DECADES AGO,... |
| 00:54:12 |
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I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT, BUT IT HAS BEEN STATED -- |
| 00:54:17 |
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HE IS NOT HIS CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THAT IS ALL I WANT TO SAY. HE DOES NOT, HAS NOT, AND WILL... |
| 00:54:32 |
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WE WILL CLARIFY THE RECORD OF THIS COMMITTEE. WE HAD THOUGHT OTHERWISE. |
| 00:54:37 |
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LET ME ASK YOU THIS -- WHEN MR. ADAMS CALLED YOU, WHAT CAPACITY DID YOU BELIEVE HE WAS ACTING WITHIN?... |
| 00:54:41 |
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CAPACITY DID YOU BELIEVE HE WAS ACTING WITHIN? DID YOU BELIEVE HE WAS THE GOVERNOR'S CRIMINAL DEFENSE... |
| 00:54:50 |
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I KNOW MR. ADAMS. HE IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MY SON. I HELPED RAISE HIM TO SOME EXTENT. HE CONTACTED... |
| 00:55:21 |
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SO IT DID NOT SEEM IN ANY WAY ODD TO YOU THAT IT WAS NOT SOMEONE WHO HAS SOME AUTHORITY THAT WAS ACTING... |
| 00:55:33 |
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AFTER HE CAME AND VISITED WITH ME, I VERIFIED THE FACT THAT HE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH... |
| 00:55:40 |
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YOU VERIFY IT WITH? |
| 00:55:42 |
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WITH HIM. |
| 00:55:43 |
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HE CALLED YOU UP AND SAID HE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO ACT THAT WAY, AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF HIM AND HIS... |
| 00:55:45 |
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HE CALLED YOU UP AND SAID HE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO ACT THAT WAY, AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF HIM AND HIS... |
| 00:55:54 |
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ME TRY TO CLEAR IT UP FOR YOU. HE CONTACTED ME AND ASKED IF HE COULD TO MEET WITH ME BECAUSE HE HAD... |
| 00:56:35 |
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BASICALLY, HIS EXPLANATION TO YOU WAS ENOUGH? |
| 00:56:38 |
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DO NOT THINK HE WOULD COME ON A LARK. |
| 00:56:44 |
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MY SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE, I HAVE SEEN MR. ADAMS SAID AT THE TABLE OF THE DEFENSE COUNSEL OF THE... |
| 00:57:12 |
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THE ANSWER IS NO. |
| 00:57:16 |
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OK, SO THERE IS NOTHING RELATED TO THE CRIMINAL CASE THAT IS RELATED TO THE SENATE APPOINTMENT AT... |
| 00:57:26 |
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ABSOLUTELY NOT, REP. |
| 00:57:27 |
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THANK YOU. |
| 00:57:29 |
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YOU ARE WELCOME. |
| 00:57:32 |
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REPRESENTED DAVIS. |
| 00:57:35 |
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AND, MADAM CHAIRMAN. FIRST OF ALL, SENATOR, I DO NOT KNOW IF ANYONE WELCOME YOU BACK TO SPRINGFIELD.... |
| 00:58:00 |
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THANK YOU. |
| 00:58:04 |
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SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SERVE BY THIS SITTING GOVERNOR, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS... |
| 00:58:34 |
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SAY? -- THIS RULING BY THE HOME AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT NOT TO PROVIDE THIS GOVERNOR WITH THE ABILITY... |
| 00:58:48 |
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I HAD HEARD THIS ON THE NEWS. WHEN I'M IS SENATOR, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT AUTHORITY I WILL HAVE, BUT IT... |
| 00:59:18 |
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ICING THE FEAR THAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE IS THAT -- I THINK IT YEAR THAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE... |
| 00:59:47 |
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WOULD YOU IN ANYWAY FIND YOURSELF INVOLVED IN ANY BEHAVIOR OF HIS BECAUSE HE HAS APPOINTED U.S. SENATOR?... |
| 00:59:59 |
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-- YOU AS SENATOR? |
| 01:00:03 |
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THE ANSWER IS NO. IT INVOLVES THE PROTECTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE, THAT WILL BE MY CONCERN.... |
| 01:00:30 |
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BASED UPON MY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR PAST BEHAVIOR -- AND USUALLY, THAT IS ALL WE CAN GO ON -- AS A PREDICTION... |
| 01:00:46 |
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THANK YOU. REP ROSE. |
| 01:00:52 |
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GOOD AFTERNOON, DESIGNEE BURRIS. OUR WANT TO ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. ONE, AND I UNDERSTAND... |
| 01:01:37 |
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THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT TALK TO ME OVER THE TELEPHONE. HE SAID HE NEEDED... |
| 01:01:48 |
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THAT IS A CRACK THE ANSWER, BUT IT IS NOT AN ANSWER. -- THAT IS A CRAFTY ANSWER. I UNDERSTAND WHAT... |
| 01:02:10 |
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I WAS NEVER ANY PRESS CONFERENCE. |
| 01:02:16 |
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THE BOTTOM LINE IS WOULDN'T YOU SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND WONDER WHY IT IS THAT HE IS COMING... |
| 01:02:31 |
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IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, THE ANSWER WOULD BE I WAS CERTAINLY CURIOUS AS TO WHAT HE HAD TO TALK TO ME... |
| 01:02:57 |
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YOU KNEW WHO HE WAS BEFORE? |
| 01:03:01 |
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EXCUSE ME. REP LINE? |
| 01:03:05 |
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MADAM CHAIRMAN, I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO POINT OUT TO REPRESENTATIVE ROSE SAID MR. BURRIS INDICATED... |
| 01:03:16 |
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HE CERTAINLY KNEW THAT MR. ADAM WAS PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S LEGAL TEAM IN THIS INSTANCE. |
| 01:03:22 |
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BUT HE HAS KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS. HE SAID HE HELPED RAISE HIM, I THINK WERE THE WORDS HE USED. HE COULD... |
| 01:03:33 |
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I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT WE CAN ASK HOMELAND SECURITY QUESTIONS OF THE U.S. SENATE DESIGNEE, BUT... |
| 01:03:42 |
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REPRESENTATIVE ROSE, I THINK HE PRETTY MUCH ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. -- ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT ITSELF.... |
| 01:03:52 |
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I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION I WOULD LIKE TO POSE. YOU PREVIOUSLY SAID IF I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY THAT... |
| 01:03:54 |
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YOU PREVIOUSLY SAID IF I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY THAT YOU THOUGHT THE GOVERNOR LACKED THE LEGAL CAPACITY... |
| 01:04:07 |
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THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID. I SAID I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE SAME ACTION THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO ALLEGE... |
| 01:04:41 |
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DO YOU STILL BELIEVE THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MAKE THAT DECISION? |
| 01:04:48 |
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I WILL REPEAT MYSELF -- IF I WERE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, -- |
| 01:04:51 |
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I'M ASKING ABOUT YOU. DO YOU STILL BELIEVE IT? |
| 01:04:57 |
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REPRESENTATIVE ROSE, IF I WERE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THAT ACTION BECAUSE I WOULD... |
| 01:05:37 |
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I THINK THE QUESTION WAS FOR A SPECIFIC, BUT I UNDERSTAND I'M NOT GOING TO GET AN ANSWER, SO THANK... |
| 01:05:43 |
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REP TRACEY. |
| 01:05:48 |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN, AND REP BURRIS. A FEW ITEMS I WANTED TO CLEAR UP IN REGARDS TO QUESTIONING.... |
| 01:06:06 |
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SENATOR IS OUR PRESIDENT-ELECT WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT. COULD YOU GIVE ME THE NAMES OF THOSE FRIENDS?... |
| 01:06:17 |
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I DO NOT THINK I SAID IN JULY. I THINK I SAID THERE WERE FRIENDS THAT ARE CONTACTED AFTER THE ELECTION.... |
| 01:06:49 |
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I'M SORRY -- YOU HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO TALK ABOVE YOUR DESIRE -- |
| 01:06:54 |
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TO EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN THE SEAT. I DO NOT RECALL THE DATE. ONE OF THE PERSONS WAS THE FORMER JUSTICE... |
| 01:07:12 |
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STILL, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I MISSED WHEN THAT PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD. |
| 01:07:18 |
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THAT WAS THE TIME I MADE THE SAME STATEMENT ABOUT REP MADIGAN HAVING TAKEN THE CORRECT ACTION. IT... |
| 01:07:31 |
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SO THIS WAS IN DECEMBER 2008, WHEN YOU HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO EXPRESS YOUR DESIRE TO BE APPOINTED?... |
| 01:07:38 |
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THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS A RESULT OF MY FRIENDS TELLING ME THAT I'M QUALIFIED. THEY ACTUALLY SET THE... |
| 01:07:54 |
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BUT I THINK I HEARD YOU TESTIFIED EARLIER THAT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008 OR PERHAPS AS EARLY AS JULY, YOU... |
| 01:07:55 |
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BUT I THINK I HEARD YOU TESTIFIED EARLIER THAT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008 OR PERHAPS AS EARLY AS JULY, YOU... |
| 01:08:08 |
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I BELIEVE I TESTIFIED THAT THAT IS WHEN I BEGAN TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN IT. |
| 01:08:13 |
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I JUST WAS WONDERING WHO THOSE FRIENDS WERE. |
| 01:08:17 |
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WELL, THERE WAS MY LAW PARTNER. |
| 01:08:20 |
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WAS THAT WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS WITH LAWN LONG? WAS THAT THE EXTENT OF IT? |
| 01:08:28 |
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THAT CAME UP IN OUR CONVERSATION WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EXCESS CLIENTS IN A LOBBYING BUSINESS.... |
| 01:08:57 |
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YOU DO NOT RECALL THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE THAT YOU EXPRESSED AN INTEREST TO AT THAT POINT? |
| 01:09:07 |
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I CANNOT RECALL. PEOPLE WERE COMING TO ME SAYING THAT I SHOULD PURSUE THE APPOINTMENT. |
| 01:09:16 |
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IS THERE ANYBODY THAT COMES TO MIND IN THAT LIGHT? |
| 01:09:22 |
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RICHARD BARBER FROM SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, THE GENTLEMAN I INTRODUCED IN A RARE PRESS CONFERENCE THE... |
| 01:10:29 |
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GOING TO A DIFFERENT AREA OF YOUR TESTIMONY, THE $1.2 MILLION CAMPAIGN DONATION -- I WAS JUST CURIOUS... |
| 01:10:46 |
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HE OWNS TELEVISION STATIONS. |
| 01:10:48 |
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DO YOU KNOW WHERE? |
| 01:10:54 |
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WYCS, CHANNELS 62 AND 34. |
| 01:10:57 |
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DOES HE HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS? |
| 01:10:59 |
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I HAVE NO IDEA. |
| 01:11:02 |
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DO YOU HAVE REGULAR CONTACT WITH HIM AT ALL OR VISIT HIM? |
| 01:11:06 |
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I SEE HIM SOCIALLY. |
| 01:11:09 |
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DO YOU RECALL THE LAST TIME YOU MAY HAVE DISCUSSED THIS CAMPAIGN DONATION? |
| 01:11:16 |
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IT HAS NEVER COME UPON. |
| 01:11:21 |
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GOING TO YOUR PRESENT APPOINTMENT, DO YOU RECOGNIZE THAT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE LAST MONTH... |
| 01:11:40 |
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I THINK THAT IS AN EDITORIAL COMMENT. I DO NOT KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO RESPOND. |
| 01:11:46 |
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CERTAINLY, WHAT I'M TRYING TO ESTABLISH IS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. I BELIEVE THAT CERTAINLY, YOU HAVE... |
| 01:12:22 |
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EXCUSE ME, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, ARE YOU ASKING WHETHER -- YOU SAY IDEAL. DO YOU MEAN WHETHER OR NOT... |
| 01:12:31 |
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WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS APPOINTMENT WAS MADE KIND OF AT 11TH HOUR. MY... |
| 01:13:03 |
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I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIRMAN, THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN OPINION. |
| 01:13:08 |
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MY QUESTION WAS DO YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR APPOINTMENT WAS LESS THAN IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCES? DO YOU... |
| 01:13:23 |
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THE APPOINTMENT WAS ACCORDING TO LAW. |
| 01:13:25 |
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THANK YOU. |
| 01:13:33 |
|
REP BELLOCK. |
| 01:13:37 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIRMAN, AND MR. BURRIS FOR COMING TO SPRINGFIELD. DO YOU BELIEVE THE... |
| 01:13:57 |
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I DO NOT WANT THAT REPRESENTATION TO BE MADE. I MADE THE STATEMENT TO A REPORTER. I DID NOT HAVE... |
| 01:14:17 |
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REP. |
| 01:14:19 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE QUESTION STANDS. THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE FELT THAT THE STATEMENT ASSURED PEOPLE... |
| 01:14:31 |
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I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE STATEMENT. |
| 01:14:34 |
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IN THE TESTIMONY TODAY, TO HEAR THAT MR. ADAMS AFTER THE OTHER STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TWO WEEKS... |
| 01:15:10 |
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I CANNOT RESPOND TO THAT. |
| 01:15:14 |
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IN THE TESTIMONY TODAY, AS WE HEAR IT, IS SEEN AS A REGULAR TO FIND OUT THAT THE STATEMENT HAD BEEN... |
| 01:15:30 |
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THANK YOU. |
| 01:15:45 |
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REP HAYMMOS. |
| 01:15:48 |
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THREATENED. I CAN TO MEET YOU IN INTO THIS MESS UP AND GET YOUR INSIGHTS ABOUT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S... |
| 01:16:07 |
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REPRESENTATIVE TURNER. |
| 01:16:12 |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. AND SENATOR APPOINTEE MR. BURRIS, LET ME... |
| 01:18:21 |
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SEATS, WHAT DOES THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION SAY ARE THE STEPS OF FULFILLING A VACANCY IN THE U.S. SENATE?... |
| 01:18:32 |
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THANK YOU, REP. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. HE HAS... |
| 01:19:10 |
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I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU SERVE IN THAT ROLE, AND I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO DECIDE THE... |
| 01:19:34 |
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THE PROCESS IS THIS -- FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL SEAT, THERE MUST BE ESPECIALLY ELECTION THAT WILL BE... |
| 01:21:06 |
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DISAPPOINTED THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU -- WHAT IS THE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT? -- THIS APPOINTMENT THAT... |
| 01:21:15 |
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I WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR ON DECEMBER 30, 2008. |
| 01:21:24 |
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WHO WAS THE GOVERNOR DECEMBER 30, 2008? |
| 01:21:29 |
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ALL POWERS AND AUTHORITY REST IN THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF OUR STATE BY THE NAME OF -- ACTUALLY, IT WAS... |
| 01:21:43 |
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I REST MY CASE. |
| 01:21:48 |
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REPRESENTATIVE ROSE WAS A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. |
| 01:21:51 |
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IT IS NOT A QUESTION AS MUCH AS A STATEMENT. MR. GENSEN WAS CORRECT. HE WAS NOT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE,... |
| 01:22:19 |
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I WILL GIVE YOU THE STATUS, BUT DO NOT COUNT ON MR. ADAM ANSWERING. |
| 01:22:28 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK. WE APPRECIATE THE APPEARANCE... |
| 01:22:54 |
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DOES THAT MEAN WE ARE EXCUSE? |
| 01:22:56 |
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I'M SORRY. YOU ARE GONE. YOU ARE OUT OF HERE. BACK TO WASHINGTON. |
| 01:23:02 |
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GOD BLESS YOU ALL. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR GREAT BODY. |
| 01:23:06 |
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THEN THE COMMITTEE WILL GO INTO CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT. FIVE MINUTES. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY... |
| 01:24:52 |
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LIVE COVERAGE FROM THE ILLINOIS HOUSE AS A SPECIAL COMMITTEE IS MEETING TO CONSIDER THE IMPEACHMENT... |
| 01:28:04 |
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AND YOU SEE ROLAND BURRIS LEAVING THE ILLINOIS HOUSE, WHERE HE HAS TESTIFIED TO A SPECIAL COMMITTEE... |
| 01:30:57 |
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AND AGAIN, LIVE LOOK FROM THE ILLINOIS HOUSE WHERE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING TO CONSIDER THE IMPEACHMENT... |
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