As the Rod Blagojevich trial wears on, defense attorneys are attempting to tie the shady dealings that took place during the former Illinois governor’s tenure to donations made to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.Yesterday, Blago lawyer Michael Gillespie questioned Joseph Aramanda, a business associate of Tony Rezko, about whether he made a $10,000 donation on Rezko’s behalf to the Obama campaign. Rezko, a former Blago fundraiser, is currently serving time on corruption charges related to money transfers made during Blago’s tenure.
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