Jesse Jackson Urges Pardon for Blagojevich

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his oldest son have urged Trump to pardon Rod Blagojevich, saying the former Illinois governor's 14-year sentence was too severe

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WASHINGTON—The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his oldest son, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. , have urged President Trump to pardon Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor whose arrest on charges of trying to sell a Senate seat ensnared the younger Mr. Jackson.

“We stand with his family as they seek a full pardon for a father and husband that has served most of a sentence that was far longer than the offense deserved,” the two said in a letter to the president dated last Friday. Mr. Blagojevich, a Democrat who served...

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jessejackson121 Rev Jackson, I don’t know all of the current details to this but asking trump for ANYTHING is very dangerous! He has never stopped trying to buy people, scare them, threaten them blackmail them, he ties EVERYONE up so completely that he always owns them! ALWAYS

jmartNYT No

I know someone that needs a pardon 😂

No it wasn’t

For once Jesse I agree with you!

Their must be a payoff for Jackson, seems to fishy

That's up to the judge and state law. He was given the maximum sentence.

Rod must have paid off Jesse..he only speaks unless there is money involved

I agree that the sentence was severe. Obama should have pardon him or reduced his sentence.

😂

NO PARDON! Adjustment of sentence is one thing, letting an abuser go free is another. We already have women that manipulate the system and not much is done with them. ♀️

No it wasn’t. Breaking the trust we give to public servants is a serious matter, and should be treated as such. We need to bring the hammer down on more public servants who abuse their power, and break the trust of the people who put them in office.

Good grief, I wondered why it's been a while since we've heard anything from him.

He’s a crook.

You got to be dumber than a bag of hair to think this is a good idea.

He deserves more time than that

?

Noooooooo

So what should be the punishment for trying to sell a senate seat?

Uh ... Nah. Politicians that break the law should serve their full term

Get outta town

No! It sends another IL corruption is OK message.

Well then... thought you had to be a black, gay actor with a similar name to get the 'reverend' Jessie to throw weight around.

He was caught on tape trying to sell the seat. That plus he was found guilty on 17 total charges!! What is Jackson thinking on this one?

Bullshit!

Selling or attempting to sell a political office is heinous. White collar crimes like that deserve severe sentences.

DLA Piper

BS, no way. Blagojevich needs to serve his full term. And I’m a Democrat. What he did caused serious damage to our political system and he needs to pay for it. He’s a reason why everyone thinks all politicians are dirty. RevJesseJackson realDonaldTrump

No. Keep him there. He is behaving just fine. He will be alright.

I actually agree on this. As despicable and arrogant as Blagoivech is, I don’t think he ever deserved such a lengthy term. To me it was questionable if he even deserved a conviction. He’s guilty of politics. Nothing more

Is that the one who got the Anheuser Busch distributor when the race hustler blackmailed them? Or does he have a few more?

Wut

So Jackson slams Trump as a racist then asks him for a favor

NO! Let him ROT!

Jesse now is asking a favor from President Trump? Now that’s funny! As soon as that one is filed he’ll ask for his son to be exonerated

This I agree with this, I believe it was a setup anyway

Shut up Jesse Jackson. Selling Senate seats has real world results of people living and dying. It's time your country showed some appreciation for real people who go into government for the right reasons, and started hitting the corrupt upside the head with a sledgehammer.

strange bedfellows

He should be pardoned. His conviction was just a political hatchet job anyway. He should be allowed to run for office again too.

Rod Blagojevich is a criminal. He got what he deserved. No pardon of that asshole. If there is any kind of justice in this world at least one rich asshole will have to finish out their full term. Just one. That's all I ask.

Fuck that. They only want him Pardones because his pay for play schemes made them rich. 👆👎👆👎 to that noise.

It was compared to everything & anything else we see

This is at the top of Jessie's list?

What? It was severe to keep other governors from selling Senate seats.

Of ALL PRISONERS, that guy?

First of all both Jesse Jackson and his son are crooks, so them stating the corrupt governors sentence was too severe; solidifies fact they all need to share a jail cell.

Sure. Great idea, Jesses.

Dude needs LIFE

Good point -

100% agree. Jesse is right.

I kind of agree... he did his time and more... freeblagojevich

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