Federal wiretaps transcripts revealed Tuesday in the Rod Blagojevich criminal retrial in Chicago featured Blagojevich, then the Illinois governor, plotting in 2008 with then Rep., now Mayor Rahm Emanuel over if he would appoint a placeholder--Forrest Claypoole--to his House seat while he serves as President Obama's chief of staff, if he could figure out a legal way to do it. Vacant House seats--unlike in the Senate--are supposed to be filled by a special election.

PDF: Transcript of Blagojevich, Emanuel phone call (Warning: Contains adult language)