Gov. Blagojevich and Drew Peterson now have something in common: the same PR firm.
The Publicity Agency, a Tampa firm that counts the former Bolingbrook police sergeant among its high-profile clients, announced Saturday it will be representing the governor "in his dealings with the news media that are outside the scope of his being governor."
The announcement came on the same day that the Illinois Senate disclosed that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has agreed to permit testimony in Blagojevich's impeachment trial -- set to begin Monday -- by an FBI agent whose sworn affidavit led to the governor's arrest last month.
Blagojevich has no plans to show up for the trial. Instead, he's set to do a series of national television interviews, including ABC's "Good Morning America" and "The View," and CNN's "Larry King Live."
The barrage of media appearances is among the reasons that the governor's powerhouse attorney, Ed Genson, quit Blagojevich's criminal case Friday. Genson felt Blagojevich should not have launched a media blitz.
On another front, House prosecutor David Ellis indicated that FBI Special Agent Daniel Cain will be allowed to testify on a limited basis during Blagojevich's trial in a filing made public Saturday. The 76-page complaint Cain authored alleged that, among other things, Blagojevich was offering to sell President Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder. |