Source: Administration officials subpoenaed in Blagojevich trial
CNN Wire Staff
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/CRIME/06/03/crime.blagojevich.trial/story.blago.jpg caption="Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, shown at an earlier hearing, goes on trial today in Chicago for racketeering and fraud." width=300 height=169]
Two senior members of President Barack Obama's administration have been subpoenaed as witnesses in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, which begins Thursday in a federal courtroom in Chicago, Illinois.
Blagojevich is charged with racketeering and fraud, among other charges.
A senior administration official confirmed that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett have been subpoenaed.
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