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* I strongly encouraged subscribers to read the Chicago Tribune’s preview of the “ComEd 4″ trial earlier today, and now I’ll do the same for everyone else. Click here.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Mar 13, 23 @ 8:02 am

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Read it
“the most trusted of the trusted.”
Says a lot

Comment by Red Ketcher Monday, Mar 13, 23 @ 8:37 am
I consider what I say in emails very carefully, and I’m not engaging in illegal activity. The carelessness of McClain and Pramaggiore is almost unreal.

Comment by Excitable Boy Monday, Mar 13, 23 @ 8:56 am
Trib article is behind a paywall.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Mar 13, 23 @ 8:58 am
The Sun-Times preview piece is pretty good, too. Interesting stuff about about Fidel Marquez’s taped conversations with McClain. A February 7, 2019 discussion about how they’d explain the lobbying contacts to the new ComEd CEO feels like it might be the feds’ key piece of evidence.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/3/13/23629403/comed-michael-madigan-mcclain-trial-speaker-illinois-house-democrat-corruption-lobby

Comment by Telly Monday, Mar 13, 23 @ 9:24 am
Both papers did a very good job on this court case.
At least the trail is finally starting tomorrow.
The articles talked about a witness list of 70 people and a trial that could last two months.
The defense seems a bit novel, but I guess you go with what you have.
This case would make a great movie except most Americans would not believe this could happen. Some of the lobbyist’s comments seem to project a kind of “Godfather Movie” for dummies operation.

Comment by Back to the Future Monday, Mar 13, 23 @ 10:00 am
I’m surprised they’re all going to trial. I don’t think Marquez is going to serve a huge sentence with his plea.

Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Monday, Mar 13, 23 @ 10:43 am
well, women are moving towards equality of corruption with this one.

Comment by Amalia Monday, Mar 13, 23 @ 12:31 pm

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