Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to return to the stand Wednesday morning, continuing testimony that will surely be some of the most crucial and closely examined of the bombshell public corruption trial.

Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges​.

Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, has taken the stand to testify in his own defense during his federal corruption trial this week.