The former longtime chief of staff to then-House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a judge to toss part of his perjury indictment, arguing that key questions he fielded in front of a federal grand jury were ambiguous and that some of his allegedly false answers were “literally true.”
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on racketeering and bribery charges for allegedly using his position to solicit and receive personal financial rewards for himself and his associates.wants a judge to toss part of his perjury indictment, arguing that key questions he fielded in front of a federal grand jury were ambiguous and that some of his allegedly false answers were "literally true.
The attorneys argued that certain questions posed to Mapes — to which he allegedly gave false answers — were ambiguous. In one lengthy question, a prosecutor asked, in part, whether Madigan confidant Michael McClain "acted as an agent for Mr. Madigan in any respect" or "took direction from Mr. Madigan."
McClain also faces charges as a result of the feds’ probe, including in the indictment against Madigan. "Instead, the prosecutor asked a series of questions about Mr. Madigan’s desire to keep a ‘close circle of information’ with confidants," the attorneys wrote. "Mr. Mapes confirmed his understanding of how Mr. Madigan shared information with others, including Mr. McClain: ‘Any discussions about private — private discussions with Mr. Madigan were always private between him and the other person in the room.
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