Former Illinois House Speaker doesn't want the word 'corruption' used in upcoming corruption trialhttps://highlandcountypress.com/news/former-illinois-house-speaker-doesnt-want-word-corruption-used-upcoming-corruption-trialFormer Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan doesn't want the word "corruption" mentioned at his upcoming corruption trial. Madigan laid out a litany of things he wants excluded from his upcoming racketeering trial in October. The words Madigan's defense team doesn't want the jury to hear are "patronage," "political machine," "Shakman Litigation," "corrupt politicians," "corruption," and "Public Corruption Task Force," and their derivatives, according to a motion pending before Judge Manish Shah.Those words are too prejudicial, the defense argued. "Eliciting these prejudicial and pejorative references are immaterial and not probative to the charged offenses; they are irrelevant," attorneys Daniel Collins and Thomas Breen wrote in the pre-trial motion. "Additionally, these terms are highly prejudicial and will only stigmatize Madigan while offering nothing towards proving the government’s case. These terms imply illegality with stigmatizing rhetoric tarnishing the reputation of Madigan in the presence of the jury needlessly and unfairly."Madigan served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021, as speaker from 1983 to 1995 and again from 1997 to 2021. That made him one of the state's most powerful politicians, especially given his role as head of the Democratic party in the state. He faces 23 counts of racketeering, bribery, and official misconduct as part of a federal indictment. Madigan has pleaded not guilty.The Shakman decrees were a series of federal orders regarding government employment in Chicago. The judicial decrees in 1972, 1979, and 1983 were in response to a lawsuit filed by Michael Shakman. The decrees banned political patronage, where politicians give government jobs to supporters of a politician or party.
In 2022, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a lower court to vacate the 1972 Shakman Consent Decree for the governor. The higher court cited progress "instituting and supporting several remedial measures in recent years to minimize the risk of political patronage in employment practices." "Corruption," "political patronage" and the "Shakman decrees" were mentioned in the 2023 trial of four former ComEd executives convicted of a multi-year scheme to bribe Madigan. On May 2, 2023, an Illinois jury convicted former state lawmaker and lobbyist Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and former contract lobbyist Jay Doherty. The case involved a conspiracy to bribe Madigan with $1.3 million in no-show jobs, contracts and payments to associates in exchange for support with legislation in Springfield that would benefit the utility's bottom line. None of the defendants in that case have been sentenced yet.In Madigan's upcoming trial, he faces charges of a similar scheme with another Illinois company – AT&T Illinois. Those aren't the only things Madigan's team wants to keep from the jury. His pre-trial motion also seeks to bar testimony about campaign contributions and political fundraising, including donations and fundraisers involving some of the people in the alleged corruption scheme. The defense also doesn't want testimony about compliance with ComEd's or AT&T's Code of Conduct. And the defense wants to exclude "speculative testimony of Madigan's power or control over the legislative process."As speaker of the state's lower legislative chamber, Madigan controlled how bills moved through the legislature or whether they were taken up at all. As head of the Democratic Party of Illinois, a position Madigan held for decades, he also controlled the party's pursue strings, giving him vast influence across party.
"Madigan had specific powers as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives which were established at the beginning of each General Assembly. He only received these powers after 60 members of the House elected him and enacted the House Rules," according to the defense motion. "The testimony offered through various witnesses about Madigan’s 'power' as Speaker does not appear to be grounded in these Rules in any way. Thus, any testimony about Madigan’s 'power' as Speaker that is not based on personal knowledge of the witness should be excluded as it will only serve to mislead the jury."In the 2023 ComEd trial, one state lawmaker testified that Madigan had "total control" over the Illinois House and the Democratic Party of Illinois, a state lawmaker told jurors on March 20 in the trial of four former ComEd officials facing corruption charges. Asked by prosecutors how Madigan obtained that power, the lawmaker responded: "Through fear and intimidation." He further said that getting elected as a Democrat in Illinois without Madigan's support "could be very, very difficult."The first section in the defense motion was redacted, so Madigan may have asked for additional testimony to be excluded that has yet to be made public.Prosecutors have already filed some pre-trial motions as they prepare for the trial. Judge Shah is expected to address several motions before the October trial.
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Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. He served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021. He represented the 27th District from 1971 to 1983, the 30th district from 1983 to 1993, and the 22nd district from 1993 to 2021. This made him the body's longest-serving member and the last legislator elected before the Cutback Amendment.
>>1338716It's a video tho
>>1338718Tranny redditards don't know nor care to know the difference
>>1338768nobody wants to post in your threads samefagger. just let them die
>>1338771He replied to me.Do you just think everyone who isn't you online is one person?That's not healthy, at all, and it hints at a deeper mental illness
>>1338768Also, good post
>>1338797>>1338799just make a better thread next time so you don't have to embarrass yourself next time
>>1338803There's nothing wrong with this thread you just don't like what it's reporting. Seems to be a running problem with you.
>>1338844There is a lot wrong with this thread, but you're too dumb to understand what those things are.
>>1338845>>1338845>There is a lot wrong with this threadMaybe In your head, yes, but in reality I doubt you could name one
Dont care, still voting Trump
>>1338845So just to be clear you're unable to elaborate why this thread is "bad" so I'm going to assume you just don't like what's being reported
This faggot cannot stop bumping his own threads, Jesus
>>1338714>His pre-trial motion also seeks to bar testimony about campaign contributions and political fundraising, including donations and fundraisers involving some of the people in the alleged corruption scheme. The defense also doesn't want testimony about compliance with ComEd's or AT&T's Code of Conduct. And the defense wants to exclude "speculative testimony of Madigan's power or control over the legislative process."I don't know why the shill is screeching about this. Republicans made bribery legal. It isn't a prosecutable crime anymore. Its irrelevant to the case.
>>1338875You can't stop malding lmao
>>1338880To be fair, all I did is posted the news article. Exactly 100% of the screeching here has been you in objection to this article. Facts.
>>1338882you're sounding a little rustled, friendo
>>1338880>Republicans made bribery legal if this were true anywhere outside your head, it doesn't explain why a Democrat is facing a corruption trial for bribery if it's legal
>>1338883My man, continue to mald in these threads, I love it
Your threads suck
>>1338712I'M OUTRAGED!11 HE OUGHT TO APOLOGIZE!11
Republican corruption:>>1338856>https://www.thedailybeast.com/doj-bombshell-alleges-maga-media-group-is-backed-by-russian-money>It was a MAGA Media group after allThe refusal to delete this and all other examples which inflicts beatings upon Republicans will continue until opinions improve.
>>1338918That's not corruptionThey don't even allege that the group know what was going on, the indictment against the Russians state they lied to these media groups.You may continue to cope, mald and seethe though
>>1338912You just hate reading about democrat corruption.I think you have some deep-seated aversion to it because of your political persuasion, you read about it and it just straight up angers you. You go into meltdown mode lmao
Much coping by malding rightists in /news/.When there's eight reasons why Trump will lose: >>1338859
>>1338979I support Kamala over trump though. So I don't really care about what you posted.
>>1338983I'm ridin' with Biden. Always have been always will be.This was my choice. I am not a lemming.
Democrat corruption angers democrats.Check em
