This Weeks on Brian Ross Investigates
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August 27, 2010— -- He's been on a media tour to resuscitate his reputation and now former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich opens up to ABC News Chief Investigative Brian Ross about how he passed his time behind bars: doing push-ups.
"My triceps got bigger," Blagojevich says on this week's episode of "Brian Ross Investigates." The cell was so small, he says, that you have to do them close together, and so the benefit is they are harder to do but they work your triceps better."
The conversation is part of an extended interview between Ross and Blagojevich, in which the politician-turned-reality TV star also says that investigators tried to convince him to offer damaging information on "folks in higher places" in exchange for lenience.
Last week a jury found Blagojevich guilty on only one of 24 counts: lying to federal agents. The panel could not find any agreement on any of the corruption charges, including the most sensational government claim that he attempted to cash-in the senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama for a new job or campaign contributions.
