Rod Blagojevich

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich looks up at Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Fitzgerald before delivering his closing argument at the end of his four-day impeachment trial Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate later voted to remove Blagojevich from office. He was indicted on federal corruption charges April 2, 2009.

Rather than face his accusers as his impeachment trial got under way, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was in New York on a whirlwind media tour. Here he signs an autograph after making an appearance on the "The View," Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.

On Borrowed Time? — AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

Gov. Rod Blagojevich presides over the Illinois Senate Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, in Springfield, Ill. Blagojevich is required to oversee the swearing-in of the Illinois Senate, which will decide whether to throw the two-term Democrat out of office after he was impeached by the House last week.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives to make a statement Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 in Chicago, after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayer money. The two-term Democrat became the first governor in the history of Illinois to be impeached.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, accompanied by supporters that he says have benefited from his health care initiatives, makes a statement Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 in Chicago.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich jogs outside his home in Chicago, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, the same day the Illinois House voted to impeach Blagojevich, an unprecedented action that sets up a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out for abuse of power, including allegations that he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to the media at his home in Chicago, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Blagojevich was arrested Dec. 9 on federal charges that include allegations he schemed to profit from his power to name Obama's replacement in the Senate. The criminal complaint included an FBI agent's sworn affidavit describing wiretaps that caught Blagojevich allegedly talking about what he could get for the seat.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has some final words for the media after he announces his choice of former Ill. Attorney General Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Chicago. Obama himself has said Burris should not be seated because of the taint of corruption surrounding Blagojevich, the man who appointed him.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announces his choice of former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, right, to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat during a news conference Dec. 30, 2008, in Chicago.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich addresses reporters during a news conference at the State of Illinois building in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents on Dec. 9 and charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud as well as solicitation of bribery. The Justice Department alleges that the governor conspired to commit several "pay to play" schemes. Blagojevich said he is not guilty.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich biting his fingernail after making his first substantial public comments Dec. 19, 2008, in Chicago, since his arrest 10 days earlier on a federal corruption probe.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich departs his home in Chicago Dec. 15, 2008, saying he was headed in to work to sign a bill. Since Blagojevich was arrested on charges accusing him of scheming to swap President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat for profit and other wrongdoing, the crisis has weakened the governor and cast doubt on his leadership amid state troubles.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, center, leaves his home through a back alley Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, a day after he was arrested on federal corruption charges.

Illinois Ignominy — AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich peers from behind a coat, at upper right, as he is transported into the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, after he was arrested on corruption charges.

President-elect Barack Obama, right, greets Illinois Gov. Rob Blagojevich, left, as Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, center, looks on at a meeting of the National Governor's Association Dec. 2, 2008, in Philadelphia.

Annie Blagojevich, center, is held by her mother Patti as her father Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich takes the oath of office from Justice Ann Burke during inaugural ceremonies in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Jan. 8, 2007.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich formally launches his re-election bid for governor Feb. 19, 2006, in Springfield. Blagojevich's wife Patti and daughter Amy, 9, are right, and Sara Morrisson with her daughter Emil, 6, are left.

Newly-elected Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference at the Illinois State Capitol Feb. 27, 2003, in Springfield.

Then U.S. Rep. Rod Blagojevich, left, watches election returns with his wife Patti and brother, Rob Blagojevich, right, March 19, 2002, at his Chicago home. An attorney for the governor's brother said Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, that Rob, a Tennessee businessman who chairs his brother's Friends of Blagojevich fund, won't cooperate with federal investigators if formally asked.

Then Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidates, U.S. Rep. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., right, and Roland Burris, left, get together during Democratic Day at the Illinois State Fair Aug. 16, 2001, in Springfield. Defying U.S. Senate leaders and his own state's lawmakers, Blagojevich appointed Burris as the replacement for President-elect Barack Obama despite federal charges that Blagojevich tried to auction off the seat.