CHICAGO, April 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Chicago is refusing to delay former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's retrial or give the defense President Obama's interview with the FBI.
Lawyers for Blagojevich said they were too occupied with pretrial motions to be ready for jury selection next Wednesday but U.S. District Judge James Zagel rejected their plea for a delay, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.