The chief federal prosecutor on the case took pains to say that there's no evidence of any wrongdoing by President-elect Barack Obama in the corruption scandal enveloping Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Obama, himself, says categorically that he never talked to Blagojevich over filling the US Senate seat that he vacated and that his staff was not involved in any deal-making with the governor or his staff.

Today, Obama's office said it had completed a review that it says "reaffirmed" that he had no direct contact with Blagojevich or his staff and that Obama's staff did not have any "inappropriate discussions."

But it said it would not release the review's findings until Dec. 22, at the request of the US attorney's office.

Obama spokesman Dan Pfeiffer released a statement:

"At the direction of the President-elect, a review of Transition staff contacts with Governor Blagojevich and his office has been conducted and completed and is ready for release. That review affirmed the public statements of the President-elect that he had no contact with the governor or his staff, and that the President-elect's staff was not involved in inappropriate discussions with the governor or his staff over the selection of his successor as US Senator.

"Also at the President-elect's direction, Gregory Craig, counsel to the Transition, has kept the US Attorney's office informed of this fact-gathering process in order to ensure our full cooperation with the investigation.

"In the course of those discussions, the US Attorney's office requested the public release of the Transition review be deferred until the week of December 22, in order not to impede their investigation of the governor. The Transition has agreed to this revised timetable for release."

But the Republican National Committee has not been close to satisfied, saying that Obama needs to be far more forthcoming. read more