Posted on 02/20/2020 9:10:44 PM PST by bitt
Ever since President Trump commuted the sentence of disgraced former governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, I’ve been asking myself why he would do such a thing. I have a theory about what might have contributed to the decision, and if I’m right, Barack Obama should be concerned.
When Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, it was then-Governor Blagojevich’s responsibility to appoint someone to fill the seat. But, Blagojevich didn’t just want to give it away, he wanted something for it. “A Senate seat is a f---ing valuable thing. You don’t just give it away for nothing,” Blagojevich said at the time.
In 2011, Blagojevich was sentenced to 11 years in prison on corruption charges. Of course, he wanted a pardon from Obama, but never got one. That had to be tough for the disgraced governor, considering Obama granted clemency to terrorists and traitors, but couldn’t (or wouldn’t) give one to a former political ally.
This naturally should have people asking: Why?
In my opinion, it all comes back to Blagojevich's attempt to sell Obama’s former Senate seat. Soon after Obama’s victory, negotiations began for Blagojevich to appoint an Obama-approved candidate to fill his seat. Obama even provided a list of suitable candidates. At the top of the list was Valerie Jarrett. But, as previously mentioned, Blagojevich didn’t just want to give away the seat to someone. He wanted something in return: a position in Obama’s cabinet. Unfortunately for him, at the time, he was politically unpopular and the target of a federal corruption probe, and being wiretapped by the FBI. The chances of him getting picked for a cabinet position were slim. Jarrett also eventually decided to follow Obama to the White House as an advisor.
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Shabazz was against recreational psycho-drug use.
But, Barry was only 5 years old in 1965 and didn’t really know daddy X.
It is my belief that while in prison, the gov wrote a book
The book is full of scary skeletons
He’ll smoke some dope.
We can imagine the stories the Secret Service could tell about that puke and what goes on with him and those around him.
POSObama is probably still a pot smoker.
No, he didn’t know him at all. He was very confused...thought he was Indoneisan for years, raised by a ruling family in Yogyakarta. No doubt he speaks fluent Indonesian. He’s basically mentally ill as well as evil.
Six to one POTUS has more success at ‘getting back’ considering the number of illegal actions of our x-president.
Who knows, we may yet see his big ears behind bars (or worse). Those who attempt to betray and orchestrate treason eventually pay the ultimate price.
In the meantime, Blogo should watch his back. The security service given to a faux whistle blower should certainly be offered to him as well. Both him and his family.
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Do you think he is in danger of committing obamacide?
I agree. We know who’s side He’s on.
Better safe than sorry! “Epstein didn’t kill himself.”
Yep.
Can’t believe there are still people stupid enough to believe the Lying Kenyan. But there are.
great account of truth on this
Patrick J Fitzgerald was the prosecutor
My dyslexia and lack of sleep got me on that one.
FYI, Fitzgerald, Comey and Mueller are best friends.
Together, they prosecuted Martha Stewart, Conrad Black, Scooter Libby in the Valerie Plame phony set up to take down VP Dick Cheney well as Blago
All of these were abusive, politically motivated sham prosecutions and massive miscarriages of justice .
President Trump has already pardoned or commuted sentences for Libby, Conrad Black and now Blago. Word is Trump is going to pardon Martha Stewart as well
Something is up with the Mueller/Comey/Fitzgerald troika and their history of a pattern of politically driven prosecutions based largely on manufactured process crimes
Thinking we will be hearing the names Comey, Mueller and Fitzgerald used in the same sentence with words like prosecutorial misconduct in the near future.
IMHO, these guys were conspiring to set up a J Edgar Hoover style FBI where they wielded enormous power via blackmail, intimidation and favors to politicians such as looking the other way to political corruption as well as using the FBI as American STASI for cooperative pols
It wasn’t a pardon it was a commutation.
Yes, Rod Blagojevich is Serbian! I REALLY know!!!!
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Iraq-born British billionaire Nadhmi/Nahdmi Auchi was involved, apparently.
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