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Blago's Impeachment Lawyers Jump Ship

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 16, 2009 4:25 PM CST

(Newser) – Ten days before Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment trial in the Illinois senate is scheduled to begin, the disgraced governor’s legal team has stepped down, the Chicago Tribune reports. A short timetable and the fact they can’t call witnesses make the situation “fundamentally unfair,” said the attorneys, comparing the trial to “a Potemkin-like lynching proceeding.” The team is still on board for Blagojevich’s criminal trial.

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Ed Genson, Rod Blagojevich's lawyer, wipes his brow while arguing during the Illinois House impeachment committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Dec. 29, 2008. (AP Photo)

In this Dec. 30, 2008, file photo, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to news media in Chicago. (AP Photo)

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to the media at his home in Chicago, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. The Illinois House voted Friday to impeach Blagojevich. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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