SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has filed no answer to impeachment charges against him as the state Senate directed.
He may still file a request to dismiss the charges in the Senate, which is preparing to put him on trial Jan. 26. Senators will decide whether to remove him from office.
Toby Trimmer is spokesman for Senate President John Cullerton. Trimmer says if the governor does not file any paperwork before the trial, a plea of "not guilty" will be entered for him.
Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero says he knows of no plans to file any documents.
The House impeached Blagojevich Jan. 9 after his arrest a month earlier on federal charges he tried to trade government action for campaign contributions or a high-paying job.
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