SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State
Senator John Millner (R-Carol Stream) voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich
from office on Thursday after a five-day-long impeachment trial in the
Illinois Senate.
"After careful consideration of all the evidence presented and hearing
the arguments of both the House prosecutor and the Governor himself,
I decided that the actions Governor Blagojevich took warranted removing
him from office," Sen. Millner said.
On Tuesday the House Prosecutor played four brief
recordings of telephone conversations with Governor Blagojevich and
others in relation to an alleged plot to trade campaign contributions
for favorable consideration of legislation of benefit to the Horse
Racing Industry. The recordings were part of the testimony of FBI
Special Agent Daniel Cain.
Cain's testimony concluded with questioning from Senators, including closing questions posed by Sen. John Millner (R-Carol Stream).
Millner, a 30-year law enforcement professional asked Agent Cain if Cain had any doubt that the voice heard on tapes referenced in a 76-page criminal complaint, was the voice of Rod Blagojevich.
Cain said he was certain it was Blagojevich.
Sen. Millner discusses the beginning of the impeachment trial
State Senator John Millner talks about the start of the impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich and what has happened so far in this video update from the Capitol.
