Durbin: I Won't Support Burris Again (VIDEO)

Durbin: I Won't Support Burris Again (VIDEO)

Illinois' senior Senator Dick Durbin said Wednesday he would not support his embattled colleague Roland Burris for a second term in 2010.

On Tuesday a transcript of a telephone call between Burris and Robert Blagojevich, the brother of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and head of his campaign fund, revealed that Burris offered to "personally do something" for Blagojevich's campaign fund while pursuing the Senate seat.

Burris flatly denied Wednesday that he participated in a pay-to-play scheme in exchange for the seat. But Burris' claims of innocence aren't enough for Durbin, who said that he is "disappointed" by Burris and would not back him again.

"I met with him after the information came out about his conversations and told him how disappointed I was because, you know, we stuck our neck out for him," Durbin said after an appearance in Des Plaines. "And I just don't think his testimony in Springfield was complete and accurate."


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