Posted on 02/10/2025 11:53:23 AM PST by Enterprise
President Donald Trump is expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with the plans.
Blagojevich served eight years in prison on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat after Obama won the 2008 presidential election, until Trump commuted his 14-year sentence in 2020.
Why it matters: Trump and Blagojevich have a relationship dating back to 2010, when the former governor appeared on the Trump-hosted "Celebrity Apprentice" after being impeached and removed from office.
Blagojevich, who was a Democrat while in office, supported Trump in the 2024 election and attended the Republican National Convention.
The former governor defended Trump after Trump was indicted in the New York hush money case and likened Trump's legal problems to his own.
"I love Trump more today than ever!" Blagojevich said on social media at the time. "When you've lived through it yourself you recognize when they do it to someone else."
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I thought he already did
Blagojevich did his time, and seems contrite. He deserves a second chance. But he committed real crimes, and was a corrupt politician. The commutation was probably fair, but I think that’s where it should end. No pardon.
Good
His buddy screwed him
Quid pro quo.
“You run for Dick Durban’s seat as a republican and I’ll let you off the hook”.
Sounds fair to me. Trump showed those voters what crooks the rats are.
Good post the more steam on the democrats the better.
Yeah those tapes are pretty real :)
He’s not in prison now. Why pardon a very guilty person?
Feels like someone wants to dig up some skeletons :)
bingo
I think Blagojevich was just the fall guy to protect Obama's presidential campaign. The reason that Jesse Jackson, Sr. hated Obama was that this scandal also ensnared Jesse Jackson, Jr. in the plot as Jr. was hoping to gain the seat for himself.
-PJ
Great, he knows a lot and with a pardon no reason not to talk……
Didn’t they shove him out to make a spot for Obama?
In other news, the film “Dondi” is being cast and Rod Blagojevich is under consideration for the title role
But I digress...
He was on Tucker’s show...impressive guy.
well well, maybe he has some stuff on Jug ears
Why?
Illinois continues to be a lawless State under the rule of the Democrats. I’m thinking the statute of limitations might not have expired on some crimes, and some people who have heretofore been given a pass need to lawyer up.
Do you believe every criminal who says they are sorry?
See post #17.
So, you want to ensure Durbin gets another term?
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