President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to pardon former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, according to multiple news outlets. Blagojevich, a Democrat, previously served eight years in prison for corruption before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020. This potential pardon comes after reports that Trump was considering Blagojevich for the U.S. ambassador position to Serbia.
President Donald Trump is planning to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to multiple reports.The Associated Press and Axios reported the potential move on Monday.Blagojevich, a Democrat, served eight years in prison for corruption before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020. He was originally sentenced to serve 14 years in prison.Last week, it was also reported that Trump was considering Blagojevich to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Serbia.
Later as president, Trump drew links between investigations of his own behavior in his first term and Blagojevich’s case.Patrick Fitzgerald, the former U.S. attorney who prosecuted Blagojevich, represented former FBI Director James Comey, whom Trump fired from the agency in 2017.Comey was working in the private sector during the Blagojevich investigation and indictment.
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