No 'inappropriate' Blagojevich contact found, Obama says

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) - President-elect Barack Obama and his transition staff had no inappropriate discussions with either Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or Blagojevich's staff about filling Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, according to a review of transition activities conducted by Obama's staff.

"There is nothing in the review that was presented to me that in any way contradicted my earlier statements that this appalling set of circumstances that we've seen arise had nothing to do with my office," Obama said during a news conference Monday afternoon.

Obama noted that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who is heading the investigation of Blagojevich, has requested a week's delay of the public release of the review so that it would not "interfere with an ongoing investigation" of the governor.

Obama addressed the Blagojevich situation Monday when he took questions from reporters after announcing his energy and environmental team.