Valerie Jarrett

Former Illinois Governor

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich erupted in profanity when he learned in 2008 that President Barack Obama was not willing to offer a plum job such as a cabinet post in return for an appointment to Obama's Senate seat, according to trial testimony on Wednesday.

Soon after Obama was elected President, he sent a message through his soon-to-be chief of staff Rahm Emanuel that he would be "thankful and appreciative" if Blagojevich appointed Obama friend Valerie Jarrett to the Senate, according to testimony and FBI recordings of conversations. Jarrett now is an aide to Obama at the White House.

Blagojevich, who was serving his second term as governor of Illinois before he was arrested and impeached, erupted angrily when his chief of staff, John Harris, delivered the message in a phone call on November 11 2008.

Valerie Jarrett