Blagojevich added that he would"try to do" what he"can to improve" what he believes to be a"broken" and in"many cases" a"corrupt criminal justice system." He noted that the U.S."incarcerates six to 10 times more people than any other industrialized nation in the world."
Blagojevich in 2011 was convicted on corruption charges for attempting to sell former President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. In 2009, the former governor was unanimously removed from office by the Illinois state Senate. Prior to that, he was nearly unanimously impeached in the Illinois House, with only one state lawmaker voting against the indictment.
Trump said he was influenced to commute the sentence by Blagojevich's wife's defense of her husband in Fox News interviews. He also said that he felt that the disgraced Democratic politician was treated unfairly, similar to how he feels he has been treated through the Russian election interference investigation and the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Should be back in jail and trump with him.
He's still a criminal. Nothing will change that. Unless he crawls even further up Trump's ass and is granted a pardon.
Yea sure If he means finding guilty people not guilty, not calling evidence and witnesses for a fair trial sure. That’s corrupt justice that trump represents.
Allowing criminals to go free reforms?
As a fellow Illinisan, Plz stop giving this criminal RodBlagojevich any attention. Once a criminal always criminal.
Still a s-head
Who is this prick?
Given more years then a rapist! Ridiculous.
we missed you buddy
So wait. Rod doesn't wear a toupee.
Guess what he’s got to do now. bendthekneebitch QuidProQuo
That’s mighty white of Donald Trump pardoning the all white white-collar criminals well thousands of innocent African-American and Hispanics stay in jail
If by reform he means “let a bunch of rich white guys out of prison and a few people Kim K asked for.”
It’s like the top villain is releasing all the other villains in a comic book plot.
Making it easier for wealthy criminals to go free is not the reforms needed
Watching all the pardons I thought of the Joker getting elected as Mayor of Gotham City. Then pardoning all the criminals so they could do crime for the Joker. Pretty smart move on Trump's part. All those pardon will now do crime for Trump.
CORRUPT GOP
I declare him a Piece-Ocrap
Creep.
Just like that.... Democrats hated criminal justice reform.
An idiot never changes.
Gross. Now he owes Rumpers.
I think Blago may have some useful information about Jug Ears.
I don't think he learned a damn thing.
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