Good riddance to Madigan. Shame the odds of him getting retried for the remaining 12 counts under Trump's DOJ are very slim. And then there's the question of him actually serving out his sentence in a world where he can appeal to a pro-corruption SCOTUS or just suck up to Trump for a pardon.
Reposted from WTTW - Chicago PBS
The jury in the Michael Madigan corruption trial has reached unanimous verdicts on 17 counts against him and his longtime confidant Michael McClain, but say they’re deadlocked on the remaining charges after some 64 hours of deliberations.

to.wttw.com/41e2OiI

Comments

Posting Rules

  • Be respectful to others
  • No spam or self-promotion
  • Stay on topic
  • Follow Bluesky's terms of service