** FILE ** U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald talks about the criminal complaint against then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich during a news conference in Chicago in 2008.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich kisses his wife, Patti, while speaking to the media March 14, 2012 in Chicago. (Associated Press)
Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered the Englewood Federal Correctional Institution in Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, March 15, 2012, to serve a 14-year sentence on corruption charges. Downtown Denver is in the background. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Prisons)
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich departs from his Chicago home for Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, March 15, 2012, to begin a 14-year prison sentence on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives by car with his wife, Patti, at the federal building in Chicago on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, for his sentencing hearing on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Obama's old Senate seat. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
** FILE ** In this Jan. 13, 2003, file photo, Illinois' first lady Patti Blagojevich, left, applauds with her father, Richard Mell, center, during inauguration day ceremonies for her husband, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, in Springfield, Ill. Blagojevich, convicted on 18 counts of corruption in June 2011, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, for the start of his sentencing hearing. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Attorneys for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed a 158-motion for a retrial on his behalf, citing alleged errors and biases. A jury last month convicted the former governor on 17 of 20 charges. (Associated Press)
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to the media at the Federal Courthouse in Chicago on June 27, 2011. Blagojevich has been convicted of 17 of the 20 charges against him, including all 11 charges related to his attempt to sell or trade President Obama's vacated Senate seat. At right is his wife Patti. (Associated Press)
Rod Blagojevich got far more scandal news coverage than Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, New York Democrat, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. (AP Photo)
