I'm saddened and hurt, but I'm not surprised by the indictment. I'm innocent. I now will fight in the courts to clear my name. I would ask for the good people of Illinois to wait for the trial and afford me the presumption of innocence that they would give to all their friends and neighbors.
Blagojevich expresses his feelings about the indictment and asserts his innocence while asking for patience from the public.
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I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing. That I intend to stay on the job, and I will fight this thing every step of the way.
It's a 'bleeping' valuable thing -- thing. You just don't give it away for nothing.
I will fight, I will fight, I will fight, until I take my last breath. I have done nothing wrong.
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