| | Report finds no Obama team involvement in governor scandal
 CHICAGO — A internal report Tuesday unearthed no inappropriate contacts between Barack Obama or his top aides and the Illinois governor accused of plotting to sell off the president-elect's Senate seat.
Obama legal counsel Greg Craig released the report after poring over accounts of contacts between presidential transition team staff and the office of Governor Rod Blagojevich, who is facing corruption charges.
He said the evidence supported Obama's statement on December 11 that he had never spoken to the governor about the fate of his Senate seat, which he relinquished after winning the election on November 4.
"In addition, the accounts contain no indication of inappropriate discussions with the Governor or anyone from his office about a "deal" or a quid pro quo arrangement in which he would receive a personal benefit in return for any specific appointment to fill the vacancy," the report said.
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