Posted on 02/10/2025 7:33:48 PM PST by Paladin2
President Trump has pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption-related crimes, including trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat vacated by former President Barack Obama.
Blagojevich served as the state's governor from 2003-'09. It was a political saga toward the end of his time in office.
In 2008, federal prosecutors accused Blagojevich of turning Illinois' government into a moneymaking operation for himself by trying to, among other things, shake down a children's hospital and racetrack owners. When prosecutors charged Blagojevich with corruption over the Senate seat, they presented as evidence a profanity-filled telephone conversation he had that was secretly recorded by the FBI.
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“The former Democratic governor also declared himself a “Trump-ocrat.””
Let THAT sink in, Schmuckie....
He’s literally a choir boy, compared to the crimes of other Democrats.
Now he can run for Governor or Mayor of Chicago. He can’t be worst than what’s already there.
Bob Menendez pardon soon.
Happy 22nd Day of Trumpmas, Rod!
I’ll bet he was targeted. We see what scumbags inhabit Democrat DOJs.
I thought he was pardoned during Trumps first term.
Or the US Senate.
didn’t he have something to do with an Obama place of residence?
[That’s what I meant, but did not adequately describe the office. My Bad.]
Thanks for clearing that up.
So did I.
“Trump pardons disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich”
If NPR (aka, USAID) calls him “disgraced”, then we know he was honest and thus Trump did the right thing.
“I thought he was pardoned during Trumps first term.”
Apparently formerly sentence commuted, now he is pardoned.
Now he can testify to all the conversations that were had about Senate seat that Obama was involved with; No 5th, No Fear.
“If NPR (aka, USAID) calls him “disgraced”, then we know he was honest...”
A SAD commentary on the ‘Rat “investments” of our tax dollars.
Was anybody Biden pardoned described as disgraced?
Hunter doesn’t fit?
“formerly sentence commuted, now he is pardoned.”
EXACTLY!
Now its a Serv Pro crime. “Like it never even happened”
I was all for putting Blago in jail at the time, but I was naive. Now, having seen how the deep state can target and ruin anyone for any reason, I know he got screwed and am delighted Trump commuted his sentence, and now has given him a full pardon. He was kind of the prototype for the J6ers, although not treated as harshly.
Who did he piss off?
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