Spotlight Politics: The ‘Mystery Man’ Behind Blagojevich
Clip: 02/19/2020 | 6m 19s
Lost in the hoopla of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s homecoming speech Wednesday was a nod he gave to the mild-mannered man standing just behind him. So, who is Mark A. Vargas? Our politics team digs into that and more in this week’s roundtable.
Aired: 02/19/20 |
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