Obama Finally Gets an Answer from His Lawyer: He Can Now Confirm He Had No Contact with Blagojevich

I guess he had to have clearance first. One would think he would know this already.

President-elect Barack Obama said Monday a review by his own lawyer shows he had no direct contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the appointment of a Senate replacement, and transition aides did nothing inappropriate.

Obama pledged to make the review public, but said he decided to hold off because prosecutors asked for a delay and "I don't want to interfere with an ongoing investigation." U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald released a statement confirming the request.

Oh, he'll make it public alright. Right around Christmas time. When no one is paying attention.