Valerie Jarrett laughed at the idea of scandal-scarred Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich possibly getting a job in Barack Obama’s Cabinet.

According to Politico, Jarrett, the president-elect’s "right-hand woman" and soon-to-be senior adviser in the Obama White House thought it was "ridiculous" that Blagojevich was ever working for Obama. In the reports that have surfaced since the FBI announced it has wiretapped conversations of Blagojevich (allegedly) and others trying to essentially sell Obama’s Senate seat to whoever could return some favors for the governor, it was learned Blagojevich might want to become head of the Health and Human Services Department.

The report transition team on Tuesday released a report that essentially cleared any of the president-elect’s inner circle from any dirty dealings with the accused governor. That report also says that an Illinois union official who listened to Blagojevich while he floated the idea of HHS secretary, said "it would never happen," and that "Jarrett concurred" with that. Another Obama official actually said Jarrett "thought it was ridiculous for the governor of Illinois to be talking about being appointed to Barack Obama’s cabinet at a time when he was under investigation — widely reported in the newspapers — under investigation for a variety of problems.”

Although it’s been reported that Jarrett was at one point Blagojevich’s favorite Senate candidate, there’s no evidence that she ever participated in any shady dealings regarding the position. 

According to the report (which you can read here), Jarrett didn’t even have contact with Blagojevich until December 2, a full three weeks after she said she wouldn’t pursue the Senate job; Obama reportedly told her he wanted her in the White House, instead. "She had a brief conversation with him on that occasion," the report says. "He wished her well."

The report also cleared incoming chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, of any wrongdoing, although he was in fact the point man for telling Blagojevich whom Obama would prefer fill his Senate seat. And Emanuel did actually suggest Jarrett for the job, so she was actually interested in being in the Senate for a time, although she never approached Blagojevich directly. 

White House counsel, Gregory Craig, wrote the report, telling Obama: "The accounts support your statement on December 11, 2008, that you ‘have never spoken to the Governor on this subject [or] about these issues,’ and that you ‘had no contact with the governor’s office.’ In addition, the accounts contain no indication of inappropriate discussions with the governor or anyone from his office about a ‘deal’ or a quid pro quo arrangement in which he would receive a personal benefit in return for any specific appointment to fill the vacancy."

So, for now at least, nothing more juicy to come out of the Blagojevich scandal. But you can be sure we’ll bring you the dirt once it’s dug up.