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More than six years after corrupt Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich walked into federal prison, President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he may offer the Democrat a get-out-of-jail free card.
Trump has floated a commutation or pardon for Blagojevich in the past. In August 2019, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force 1 that he felt that Blagojevich had served "enough" time in prison.
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's prison sentence has been commuted by President Donald Trump. ABC7 Legal Analyst Gil Soffer sat down to discuss what that means, and what's next for him.
In February 2025, Trump granted a full pardon to disgraced Illinois governor (and former Celebrity Apprentice contestant) Rod Blagoevich, who served time in prison for trying to sell Barack Obama ...
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A former Department of Justice official who managed the executive clemency program during much of the ’90s says that President Donald Trump — in commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov ...
If anyone knows how former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is feeling these days, it might be Rod Blagojevich. Illinois’ former governor faced sentencing twice. Both times, a federal ...
During former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's trial, an Illinois union leader testified that he was personally called by Obama regarding Valerie Jarret and the soon-to-be-vacant Illinois Senate seat.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction underscores the systemic problems in politics and government in the state Capitol.