Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) was on the Daily Show last night to promote his new book “The Governor.”  Blago, of course, is the foul-mouthed pol awaiting trial on public corruption charges, including allegations he tried to sell for campaign contributions an appointment to fill President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.

Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald described Blago as being on a “political crime spree” in a news conference last year.

Blago insisted he’s been wrongly accused and said if the government tapes of his wiretapped conversations were released, he’d be exonerated. But mean old Pat Fitzgerald won’t do it, the former governor said.

Stewart’s reaction?

“I want to believe you! You are a charming dude with the best head of hair I’ve ever f—— seen! So I want this to be real! I want Pat Fitzgerald and the entire city of Chicago’s political structure and and the entire state of Illinois to somehow be conspiring to [explicit phrase deleted] as hard as they can! I want that!” But Stewart added: “[I]t’s hard to believe.”

Check out the entire interview:

Patrick Fitzgerald (DOJ)

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) says prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald preventing him from doing “a lot of good for a lot of people” by arresting him last December, The Associated Press reported. Blagojevich makes the observation in his upcoming book, “The Governor,” The AP says.

Fitzgerald, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, described the Illinois governor as on as a “political crime spree” in a news conference last year. Blagojevich was charged with bribery and fraud in an alleged pay-to-play conspiracy.

“The Governor” will be released by Phoenix Books on Sept. 8. ”Mr. Fitzgerald didn’t stop a crime spree. He stopped me from doing a lot of good for a lot of people,” Blagojevich writes, The Huffington Post reported.

“There’s nothing wrong with America,” Blagojevich also wrote. “What is wrong is what this prosecutor has done. He’s wrong. His actions are undermining and threatening the rights we Americans expect and so often take for granted. It is not America that is wrong. His arrest, his press conference, and his false accusations are what’s wrong.” Read the NBC article here.

Fitzgerald’s office declined to comment.

Blagojevich is awaiting trial on charges he demanded campaign contributions in exchange for official actions. In June his wife, Patti, appeared on a reality television show and blasted Fitzgerald, saying, “They squeeze people to say things that aren’t true.”