Blagojevich: 'It smells like Nixon'

Gov. Blagojevich invoked Richard Nixon on Monday in responding to a Chicago Tribune report that he's been secretly recorded by federal authorities.

"It kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate," the governor told reporters. "But I don't care whether you tape me privately or publicly, I can tell you that whatever I say is always lawful."

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"Whatever I say is always lawful," Gov. Blagojevich said.
(Keith Hale/Sun-Times)

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The governor's administration has been the subject of a federal probe into whether contracts and jobs were being traded for contributions to Blagojevich's campaign fund.

Blagojevich, who has not been charged with any crimes, put a positive spin on the federal scrutiny.

"The good news is, if they're going to those lengths and extents -- if in fact that's true -- that would suggest that all the past has been pretty good," the governor said.

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