Blagojevich was convicted in June on 17 counts of wire fraud, bribery, attempted extortion and conspiracy after he was accused of trying to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President Barack Obama, plus others.

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The statement came after a review of President-elect Barack Obama's transition activities concluded Monday he and his staff had no inappropriate discussions with either Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or Blagojevich's staff about filling Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.

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