Is this real?

John Harris, the chief of staff for Rod Blagojevich, testified in court that Obama was aware of Blago's offer to swap the appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the senate for the appointment of Blago to the cabinet. If this is true, it means that the White House and Obama lied when it was claimed that Obama had no knowledge of the sale of the seat by Blago. I tend not to believe Harris, however, since it would be so tawdry for the president elect to swap a cabinet seat like that. I do not like Obama, but I have never seen evidence that he is an out and out crook. Still, headlines like these can do Obama no good. Indeed, this may explain why Obama has seemed so distracted in recent months.