Prosecutors Want Testimony of Ex-Ill. Gov’s General Counsel
Prosecutors in the federal corruption case against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich have asked a federal judge to force his one-time general counsel to testify.
Prosecutors claim the attorney client privilege doesn’t apply to conversations between public officials and their taxpayer-provided lawyers, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Prosecutors also say Blagojevich already waived the privilege when he allowed the government to access undercover tape recordings that included the lawyer’s conversations.
The lawyer, William Quinlan, will comply with the judge’s decision, Quinlan’s lawyer, Jon King, told the Tribune.
Quinlan worked for the state of Illinois from 2005 through 2008, the Daily Herald reports. He was general counsel and then counsel to the governor.
