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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich opens up about Trump pardon
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich discusses how it felt receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump on 'The Story.'
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McDermott: Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for a diplomatic post? What a Trumpian idea.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (left) meets with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Serbia, as posted on X Feb. 5. Blagojevich, who served part of a 14-year federal prison sentence for corruption before President Donald Trump commuted it in 2020, is reportedly under consideration by Trump to become ambassador to Serbia.
Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, calls him victim of 'terrible injustice'
The ex-governor said he and the president were victims of 'lawfare' and didn't address rumors that he's being considered for an ambassadorship.
Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich: 'He was set up by a lot of bad people'
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, five years after commuting his 14-year sentence for political corruption charges.
Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he’s “profoundly grateful” after President Donald Trump pardoned him on political corruption charges
Trump pardons former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Trump announced he's pardoning Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020.
Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who served 8 years in prison
Blagojevich went to prison on charges related to trying to soliciting funds in exchange for former President Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat.
Trump Pardons Rod Blagojevich, the Former Illinois Governor
The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as “Blago.”
President Trump officially pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich was commuted after serving nearly eight of his 14-year sentence in February 2020, during President Trump's first presidency.
Blago pardon: Current Illinois politicians weigh in
Several Illinois politicians are sounding off on President Trump’s pardon of ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich. Fellow Democrats Comptroller Susana Mendoza called Blagojevich “unworthy” and Treasurer Michael Frerichs labeled him as “disgraced.
Illinoisans react to pardoning of Rod Blagojevich: 'I have no respect for him'
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump for a full presidential pardon. Public reaction on Tuesday ranged from scorn to forgiveness.
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Leonard C. Goodman: Rod Blagojevich was prosecuted for everyday politics. He deserves his pardon.
President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich helps correct an injustice and is a proper use of the president’s pardon power. Blagojevich was a rare ...
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Editorial: Rod Blagojevich, Superstar? Not in our good book.
Editorial written by Chicago Tribune Board. Back in early 2009, Chicago’s storied Second City comedy theater created a satirical musical spoof of a former governor of Illinois, “Rod Blagojevich, ...
Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich after commuting sentence in 2020
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose prison sentence on corruption charges ...
Maddow Blog | The closer one looks at Trump’s Blagojevich pardon, the worse it appears
As Donald Trump’s Rod Blagojevich pardon helps prove, the Republican president appears to have a soft spot for politicians ...