Blagojevich, former Democratic governor of Illinois, was discussing the legal battle and trial that he faced in the early 2010s that saw him be convicted on corruption charges in 2011. The former governor explained how tapes related to his legal trial were not played after he provided his testimony, calling it “a total f***ing frameup” that was very similar to what Trump has faced over the last two years.
Rogan then contended that multiple factors have affected Trump’s legal fight, including his victory in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris, which prompted the cases to be dropped. The podcaster assessed how the “weaponizing” of the U.S. justice system did not avail his presidential bid and that it would have set “an insanely dangerous precedent” had it been effective.
“When you see things like the documents case, or the real estate case, which is the most disgusting one, pretending that Mar-a-Lago that somehow another someone was a victim because he overvalued Mar-a-Lago even though he paid all those loans back and the banks profited from it,” Rogan said on his show, The Joe Rogan Experience. “There was no victim at all, and then they fine him this f***ing insane amount of money and try to say that Mar-a-Lago was worth $18 million?”
Rogan also harshly condemned the lack of pushback the media and news organizations gave Trump’s legal battles, which he attributed to the media’s disdain for Trump. He...