Blago Accidentally Reveals Allegations Against Obama

Rod Blagojevich's defense team asked the judge to subpoena Barack Obama yesterday with a motion that was supposed to be heavily redacted. But whoever redacted it did a lousy job; the blacked out text could be easily read just by copying and pasting it, as Capital Fax revealed. Here's what Blago's lawyers allege in the redacted portions:

• Obama lied about his conversations with Tony Rezko. The lawyers say Obama turned down a fundraiser Rezko offered him in exchange for favorable legislative action. Obama has denied even having such a conversation.

• Obama directly recommended Valerie Jarrett for his old Senate seat, and gave Blagojevich a list of four candidates he considered acceptable.
• One of Obama's supporters offered to raise money for Blagojevich if he picked Jarrett.
• Obama had a secret phone call with Blagojevich in December—though the document doesn't say what was discussed.

You can read the full redacted sections at NBC Chicago. (More Rod Blagojevich stories.)