Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a convicted influence peddler who was once one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's most trusted confidants, has met with federal prosecutors and is considering cooperating in the corruption probe of the governor's administration, sources told the Tribune.Barack's shaking in his shoes.
Rezko's possible change of heart—after years of steadfast refusal—has sent ripples through a tight circle of prominent defense attorneys who represent dozens of potential witnesses and targets in the wide-ranging probe.
His cooperation would give prosecutors investigating the governor and his wife access to someone they have described as an ultimate political insider at the center of a pervasive pay-to-play scheme.
Rezko's trial this year laid bare a culture of scams, bribes and backroom deals stretching from City Hall to the Statehouse. It even became fodder in the presidential campaign of Democratic nominee Barack Obama, whose fundraising and personal ties to Rezko go back more than a decade.
And this. Tribune columnist John Kass on the debate:
Through it all, Obama was cool and smiling at the oldster, and there was no sweat on the man, even as McCain mentioned the word "corruption" about seven times. McCain didn't know about the Sunday Tribune's report that Obama's convicted real estate fairy Tony Rezko is thinking about cooperating with the feds.
Obama was so full of grace and fine debate tactics and elegant body language, measured tones telling those so-called undecided voters out there that he was the one they've been waiting for.
Unfortunately, events have a way of overtaking drama, no matter how artfully produced, and McCain got on Iran and rode Obama down.
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