Rod Blagojevich: Trump commutes sentence of ex-governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat

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Rod Blagojevich was convicted of wire fraud, extortion and soliciting bribes while Democratic governor of Illinois.

They also decided he had extorted $100,000 in donations from two horse racing tracks and a racing executive in exchange for quick approval of legislation the tracks wanted.Blagojevich was removed from office in 2009Blagojevich has tried to depict himself as the victim of an overzealous and politically motivated prosecution.

"Some in the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are abusing their power to criminalise the routine practices of politics and government," he wrote in an article for the Wall Street Journal in May 2018. He added:"I learned the hard way what happens when an investigation comes up empty after the government has invested time, resources and manpower. When they can't prove a crime, they create one."President Trump has also pardoned several people, including former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik, who has served just over three years for tax fraud and lying to the White House, and financier Michael Milken, who pleaded guilty to violating US securities laws.

Former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, Eddie DeBartolo Jr, was also pardoned. He pleaded guilty in 1998 to failing to report a felony regarding payment demanded for a riverboat casino license in a bribery scheme.

 

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Is it because he’s white, a con artist, or both?.... 🤔

He's hilarious, isn't he?

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