Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr Denies Wrongdoing in Blagojevich Scandal

FOXNEWS.COM: U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. denied any wrongdoing Wednesday in the corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich after his lawyer acknowledged that the Illinois congressman was likely the “Senate Candidate 5″ named in the FBI complaint. Blagojevich is accused of a “pay-to-play” scheme to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Though the affidavit says Blagojevich named “Senate Candidate 5″ as an individual potentially willing to pay him in exchange for Obama’s seat, Jackson said he was assured by federal prosecutors Tuesday that he is not a target of the investigation. “I want to make this fact plain: I reject and denounce pay-to-play politics and have no involvement whatsoever in any wrongdoing,” Jackson said at a press conference in Washington, D.C., while calling on the governor to resign. “I did not initiate or authorize anyone at anytime to promise anything to Governor Blagojevich on my behalf.”  Read More.

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