What Rahm has said... for the record

I believe that Blago has a more cynical reason for trying to get Rahm on the stand, rather then just to defend himself.
I think that the threat of getting Rahm Emmanuel on the stand, under oath, is there to get Democrats to back off of Blago. Because, and this is just my feeling, Rahm is hiding something.

But for the record, this is what Rahm said in an interview on Meet The Press:

MR. GREGORY: At any point during those discussions with either Governor Blagojevich or with his chief of staff, did you get the impression or the distinct impression that he wanted something in return for exceeding...

MR. EMANUEL: No.

MR. GREGORY: ...to the recommendation of the president-elect?

MR. EMANUEL: No.

Eventually, taped transcripts of their conversation will come out. Then we will see if what Rahm said is the truth.
In the meantime, I'll note that Rahm hasn't requested that those conversations become public.