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Trump's commutation of Blagojevich sentence sparks anger from Illinois House Republican leader
Fox News ^ | Feb. 18,2020 | Louis Casiano

Posted on 02/18/2020 4:00:19 PM PST by Leaning Right

The Illinois House Republican leader blasted President Trump on Tuesday for granting clemency to former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of trying to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat after he was elected president.

"It's very disappointing," Jim Durkin told reporters in the state capitol in Springfield. “We have a massive federal investigation into corruption in the state of Illinois and this action distracts and dilutes what I think is the proper role of the Department of Justice — to root out corruption,”

He said Blagojevich was "rouge on steroids" during his tenure as governor.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blagojevich; commutation; corruption; illinois; rouge
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Maybe Trump is playing some sort of 4-D chess game that I just can’t follow. But on the surface this commutation seems like a bad idea.
1 posted on 02/18/2020 4:00:19 PM PST by Leaning Right
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To: Leaning Right

Rouge on steroids means a really gaudy shade of red.


2 posted on 02/18/2020 4:01:50 PM PST by webheart
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To: Leaning Right

Not 4-D chess. POTUS is simply paving the way for commuting Stone’s sentence and pardoning Flynn and others.


3 posted on 02/18/2020 4:04:29 PM PST by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept)
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To: Leaning Right

Trump is looking at this through the eyes of someone who has SEEN, HELLARY, FBI, CIA, STATE, NSA corrupt players get NO JUSTICE!! I think Trump said why in the HELL should these folks be sitting in jail and frankly I don’t blame him Blagojevich has been sitting in a federal pen for almost 5 years I think he has paid more of a price than anyone else!!! I know the guy is a Dem BUT come on people what’s fair is fair!!!


4 posted on 02/18/2020 4:07:31 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: LIConFem

I think you are correct.


5 posted on 02/18/2020 4:09:10 PM PST by griffin
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To: Leaning Right

George Ryan did less time for selling driver licenses to a guy who winds up killing a family on 294. Betcha Durkin didn’t say squat about Ryan being released eay.


6 posted on 02/18/2020 4:09:21 PM PST by Brasky (You miss every shot you never take.)
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To: griffin
I hope I am correct. ;o)
7 posted on 02/18/2020 4:10:07 PM PST by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept)
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To: Leaning Right
In his first trial, Blagojevich was only convicted on one charge of lying to the FBI. The jury was hung on the rest of the counts.

I’m happy to see him released early because he ought to be given the Presidential Medal of Freedom for lying to the FBI.

8 posted on 02/18/2020 4:11:32 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Oh, but it's hard to live by the rules; I never could and still never do.")
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To: Leaning Right

“Rouge on steroids”? Is that a new shade of cheek blush?
Seriously-doesn’t anyone know how to spell any more-I’m pretty sure the word the author of the article intended to use is “rogue”...


9 posted on 02/18/2020 4:11:43 PM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys-you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: LIConFem

I’m a little confused about Blagojevich being pardoned. He was definitely a POS who had crooked doings across a number of enterprises. The others on Trump’s list make sense. Blagojevich, not so much.


10 posted on 02/18/2020 4:13:46 PM PST by Magnatron
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I have mixed feelings about giving Blago a pass, he did serve 8 years on prison....

Think about all the crimes of Hillary and Bill Clinton, how many years in prison have they served ?? I have no confidence that either one will ever be charged with a crime much less serve time.

How many crimes have been committed by Comey, Clapper, McCabe, Brennan, etc...who used the power of the Federal Government in an attempted coup...none of them have even charged with a crime and I have little faith they ever will....

What makes me mad is not that Blago is getting out but the unequal application of justice....


11 posted on 02/18/2020 4:14:22 PM PST by srmanuel
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To: LIConFem

Not 4-D chess. POTUS is simply paving the way for commuting Stone’s sentence and pardoning Flynn and others.


Bingo. Pick up your prize


12 posted on 02/18/2020 4:14:43 PM PST by patriotspride
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To: webheart

> Rouge on steroids means a really gaudy shade of red. <

Good catch. But then again maybe the author is saying that Blagojevich is a flashy communist.


13 posted on 02/18/2020 4:15:19 PM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Magnatron
One word: Balance... assuming I’m correct,
14 posted on 02/18/2020 4:15:46 PM PST by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept)
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To: LIConFem
"POTUS is simply paving the way for commuting Stone’s sentence and pardoning Flynn and others."

Yup, that's primarily how I see this as well.

15 posted on 02/18/2020 4:15:58 PM PST by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: Texan5

Hard to catch that one with spell check.


16 posted on 02/18/2020 4:16:18 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Leaning Right

Isn’t this the guy that was opening his mouth about so many of Obama’s little indiscretions, like his real estate “deals”. And suddenly he just got taken out.

Maybe he’ll write a book. Watch this be the first politician book the NY Times WONT excerpt or believe a word of.


17 posted on 02/18/2020 4:16:30 PM PST by I still care (The left's goal never was tolerance. It always was fascism.)
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Not 4-D chess. POTUS is simply paving the way for commuting Stone’s sentence and pardoning Flynn and others.

I think you're correct.

18 posted on 02/18/2020 4:16:35 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Texan5

This is a college educated journalist who is SO FAR above you AND don’t you ever forget that!! It doesn’t matter that they can’t spell you are just a gun clinging red neck that CAN SPELL!!! GOD I hate these people!!!


19 posted on 02/18/2020 4:17:26 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Alberta's Child

I agree with you. Even though he is democrat. He has paid the price.


20 posted on 02/18/2020 4:18:23 PM PST by hondact200 (Lincoln Freed the Slaves. Obama Enslaves the Free. Trump 2020 - Keep America Great)
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