Politics | Blagojevich trial Defiant Blago: Trial a Big Waste of Money They threw 'the kitchen sink' at me and failed By John Johnson Posted Aug 17, 2010 6:33 PM CDT Copied Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, departs the Federal Court building. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Because federal prosecutors got Rod Blagojevich on only 1 of 24 counts, we get to do this all over again. Let the posturing begin, as rounded up by the Chicago Tribune: Rod Blagojevich: "The government threw everything but the kitchen sink at me, and on every charge but one they could not prove that I broke any laws except one, a nebulous charge from five years ago." And as to that conviction: "I did not lie to the FBI. I told the truth from the very beginning." Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald: "We intend to retry those charges. That's it." Blago attorney Sam Adam Sr, referring to Fitzgerald: "This guy is nuts." Blago attorney Sam Adam Jr: "Why are we spending $25 to $30 million on a retrial when they couldn't prove it the first time?" Blago brother Robert: "I have felt like this has been a slow bleed from the beginning, both financially, emotionally and otherwise. But I can tell you what, I feel strong." Blago himself again: "We have a prosecutor who has wasted and wanted to spend tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money to take me away from my family and my home." Read These Next A reward is offered in the Montana manhunt. Trump not happy after Charlamagne tha God's suggestion for 2028. Toddlers ride for free, but this woman stowed hers in a suitcase. United flight interrupted by a mayday call. Report an error