Created Sat 13th Dec 2008 3:58pm PST by 
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Will Jesse Jackson Jr be indicted or face federal charges on the Gov. Rod Blagojevich case ?
Background: On Friday, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is scheduled to explain to federal prosecutors his efforts to win President-elect Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat. Jackson, 43, is among the most high-profile characters swept up so far in this week's scandal involving Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and charges that he tried to sell Obama's place in the U.S. Senate, which the governor has the right to fill by appointment.On the morning of the day before his arrest, Blagojevich held a quickly arranged press conference outside a shuttered Chicago plant and described Jackson as a "very strong candidate" to replace Obama. Later that day, Blagojevich and Jackson met for nearly 90 minutes at the state's office building in downtown Chicago.
Shortly before dawn on Tuesday, Blagojevich was roused from bed by FBI agents and arrested on corruption charges. Jackson quickly posted a statement on his congressional website expressing outrage at the charges. On Wednesday, Jackson held a press conference in Washington, and appeared strained as he insisted that Dec. 8 was the first time he had met with Blagojevich in nearly four years. "I did not know the process has been corrupted. I did not know that credentials and qualifications and a record of service meant nothing," he said. He also asserted that he did not bribe the governor or ask anyone to do so.
Still, many observers say Jackson's public explanation was evasive, allowing him to not contradict the federal complaint and still leave open the possibility that an associate of his may have independently approached Blagojevich about essentially paying for Jackson's appointment.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1866058,00.html
Shortly before dawn on Tuesday, Blagojevich was roused from bed by FBI agents and arrested on corruption charges. Jackson quickly posted a statement on his congressional website expressing outrage at the charges. On Wednesday, Jackson held a press conference in Washington, and appeared strained as he insisted that Dec. 8 was the first time he had met with Blagojevich in nearly four years. "I did not know the process has been corrupted. I did not know that credentials and qualifications and a record of service meant nothing," he said. He also asserted that he did not bribe the governor or ask anyone to do so.
Still, many observers say Jackson's public explanation was evasive, allowing him to not contradict the federal complaint and still leave open the possibility that an associate of his may have independently approached Blagojevich about essentially paying for Jackson's appointment.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1866058,00.html
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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bigken1
: Now that it has come out that Jackson jr was working with Feds, can it be settled as No? 
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