Blagojevich was arrested and charged with trying to sell Obama's vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO - AN ATTORNEY for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has asked the committee considering whether to impeach him to subpoena more than a dozen witnesses, including President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff and a senior adviser.
State Representative Barbara Flynn Currie told The Associated Press on Thursday that the House of Representatives committee received a letter from Blagojevich attorney Ed Genson asking it to subpoena incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, adviser Valerie Jarrett and more than a dozen others.
Ms Currie, the head of the committee, said she didn't yet know what the committee's response to Mr Genson's request would be.
However, she noted that the US Attorney's office has already denied the panel's request to interview a list of people named in the criminal complaint against Blagojevich.
There was no immediate response Thursday to calls seeking comment from Mr Genson or the Obama transition team.
Blagojevich was arrested Dec 9 and charged with trying to sell Obama's vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder.
