Earlier Sunday, Sen. Burris said at a press conference that he was not guilty of lying to an Illinois House panel during the impeachment of former Gov. Blagojevich after two House Republicans called for his resignation and for an outside investigation.
"Yes, I had contacts with representatives and friend of the former governor about the Senate appointment. None of it inappropriate," Burris said Sunday.
"I did not donate one single dollar nor did I raise any money or promise any favors for the governor," he said, adding that anyone who suggested otherwise was "playing partisan politics."
The freshman Democratic senator revealed over the weekend that he filed an affidavit earlier this month with the head of the impeachment committee to amend his testimony by noting that Blagojevich's brother solicited him for campaign funds to the governor's campaign.
"The situation was this: Rob called me in October and as we said in the affidavit, that we would ... I advised him that I can't raise him any money because I am raising money for other candidates, and to call me back after the election," he told reporters Sunday.
"That's what you all are looking at as professionals. Let me say to you as a witness on the stand, I was answering questions that were asked of me," he told reporters, saying that he followed the line of questioning when it went in another direction.
Then Sen Burris said ooops, I want a do over...........
"I wish to supplement my answer with other events that I have been able to recall, to make certain the record is complete. ... I recall that Governor Blagojevich's brother, Rob Blagojevich, called me three times to seek my assistance in fund-raising for Governor Blagojevich," he wrote.
Burris said he declined to do so because it would look like he was trying to win favor.
"I was asked to raise money by the governor's brother and made it unequivocally clear to him that it would be inappropriate and pose a major conflict because I was interested in the Senate vacancy," he told FOX News in a statement.
Roland, Roland, Roland........ You sir are about to be up a creek. I hope these Democratic senators that confirmed you have your back when Fitzgerald comes after you. Maybe Obama will fire Fitzgerald and claim all presidents have fired attorneys even though when Bush did it he was a criminal. If you were a Republican you would have been forced out of the senate as soon as your lies were revealed. Lucky for you just about all your fellow Democratic senators are lying thief's also.
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