To prove their point, the government used the defendants' own words, replaying many of the calls heard over the last several weeks.
"I mean it's, it's un, it's unmentioned but, you know, that which is understood need not be mentioned," John Hooker could be heard saying in a March 2019 call with Mike McClain.ComEd 4 trial: Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore defends actions in bribery case; Hooker testifies
"We had to hire these guys because Mike Madigan came to us. That's, it's that simple," said McClain in a February 2019 call.The government said a slew of jobs and contracts were given to Madigan's associates in exchange for getting legislation important to the company through the General Assembly. "You take good care of me and, and so does our friend and I will do the best that I can to, to take care of you," Pramaggiore said in a September 2018 call with McClain.
Defense attorneys argued that "there is no evidence that Madigan did anything for them." They also argued that prosecutors "have no witness. They have no email. They have no tape that links them."Defense attorneys also added, as they have throughout the trial, that ComEd often turned down Madigan's job recommendations and, that it was real and legal lobbying by the utility company that caused legislation to pass and not a dozen jobs given over a nine-year period.
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