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Burris Discusses Meeting With Senate Leaders

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BURRIS: And, Jack, that you'd have to ask them. Because all I know is when I sat down in that room with them, it was if -- well, I've known Durbin for 30 years, but it was as if I'd known Senator Reid for 30 years. I mean, they were very warm. They were very charming. And so you have to ask them that question.

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I don't know what pressure they were under. But they, I guess -- they have to keep the integrity of the Senate. And they did not want to rush into anything and make a decision where they have to then be trying to reverse that. And that would even be worse than what this situation was presented before.

QUESTION: Thank you so much.

Toward the end, I know one of the things they were interested in is the testimony tomorrow in the House Impeachment Committee...

BURRIS: Yes.

QUESTION: ... because I think they do want to know what kind of contacts, if any, you had with Blagojevich.


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