Trump commutes sentence of former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, pardons ex-NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik

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BREAKING: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been released from federal prison after President Trump commutes his prison sentence.

was one of the people who advocated for his pardon, according to the White House — Rudy Giuliani, one of the president's personal lawyers.

on corruption charges related to his solicitation of bribes in an attempt to"sell" the Senate seat Barack Obama left open after he was elected president. Trump said"many people" thought the sentence was unfair."He'll be able to go back home to his family," he added.

 

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Trump pardoning jury convicted crooks like himself. When we win this election you and and all your family will be in prison. How sweet it is going to be.

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Thick as thieves.

MSNBC_Breaking 'The hallmarks of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) are grandiosity, a lack of empathy for other people, and a need for admiration. People with this condition are frequently described as arrogant, self-centered, manipulative, and demanding.'

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I’m sure Trump has all the votes of convicted criminals

Hmmm what job will trump give him now.

He is a clone of trump. The corruption. Selling out. Holding money back to a children’s hospital to get what he wants. Loves the TV camera. And worries about his hair. Watch and see how long it takes him to dye it black again 🙄

NBCNightlyNews We have a corrupt president who must be defeated

MSNBC This is a joke does he plan on exonerating every white political whose done something wrong: abuse of power.

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Total Presidential pardons/sentence commutations: Carter: 566 Reagan: 406 H.W Bush: 77 Cigar Bill: 459 George W: 200 Obama: 1,927 Trump: 26

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MSNBC I don’t think he should have ever gone to prison

when Trump pardons a Democrat that stole from a Children Hospital!!! Wow. And some sad people with agendas think it is good. I am ashamed to be Republican

WillieGeist Disgraceful!

Mr. Trump, while you are in the pardoning mood, please consider a pardon for my daughter-in-law. She is permanently banned from entering the US. My son, her husband is a CWO in the Army and we have been told that a Presidental Pardon is our only route to her receiving a Visa.

No no no....we will not allow this!! Its against the law!! Why doesn't someone put a stop to this insanity? He goes beyond what is presidential!

America is officially a Banana Republic. Congrats, everyone.

Because corrupt politicians LIKE other corrupt politicians.

And he'll be working at the White House within a week.

MSNBC The world has gone to shit... thanks tRUMP

It's time chicago put him 'through some things' (quote from Donald J trump)

MSNBC Good. There are a lot worse people walking around free. Of course no doubt Trump's reasoning is deplorably nefarious.

Why?

Great more corrupt people out into the world to do their worst this time with permission from the president. 😡😔

Good to be friends with a president who supports wrong doing and criminality.

jeffgoldesq Trump frees criminals like him

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MSNBC Efing CROOKS!! How sad.

“This... is a fucking golden thing. You don’t just give it away.” - Blago re Obama’s recently vacated Senate seat, which he had the power to fill.

MSNBC That's ridiculous.

There is a difference between draining the swamp and pardoning the swamp.

WillieGeist WOW

MSNBC That's a joke.

It’s in his blood. He will be going back. He can’t help himself. The need to break the law drives him. Just a matter of time.

Ask yourself; and answer honestly.....WTF would your reaction to this lawlessness be had Obama did this

Just proves Obama was worthless.

MSNBC Nobody was giving trump blow jobs anymore, so he pardoned a few people to get that happy ending again...well, if they can find that little toadstool I guess. Right realDonaldTrump ?

Trump needs a new corrupt partner. Smdh

gross... white privilege in full effect

Anybody seen the movie Demolition Man? Trump is building an army of felons that owe him.

How long before he does something criminal again? Any takers? $20 buy in, $5 a bet, with an over/under of 10/15.

Trump will offer him a job in his admin now. Crooks, criminals and thieves are all in his government.

Hmmm....I think Trump doesn’t know how to drain a swamp so he is bring in swamp residents for advice?

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This mutt is laughing at the tax payers. Look at your W-2 and ask where are my tax dollars going.

Making room for Hillary, Comey, McCabe, etc.....

Corrupt a-holes gotta stick together TrumpIsCorrupt

As long as Trump Pardons drive the left crazy they are good

MSNBC Wow!Just Wow!

MSNBC So much for the party of law and order.

How soon before Blago appears 24/7 on every cable network campaigning for Trump in 'newsmaker' appearances? Tomorrow?

MSNBC When this whole sad saga is over and Trump is no longer President, who's going to pardon him? Has he thought about that? He should

That's the last straw! Impeach the traitorous liberal.

MSNBC He needs to be returned to Prison! He will break the laws again!! He hasn’t changed! Him & his wife are vain narcissistic people! Just like Don the CON!!

WillieGeist What a lucky asshole

He's now probably going to be running Trump's Presidential campaign in Illinois.

MSNBC Nice hair

That was some damn quick processing.

How is this MF'er gettn' outta the slammer? Damn.....it's good to be white.

Trump is populating the swamp because he can. He has such an incredible inferiority complex.

How is it the wrongly convicted exonerated by DNA often remain locked up days later awaiting paperwork yet the connected criminal can be released within hours?

MSNBC This is a person who should not have been released. But, he’s Yrump’s kind of man. Corrupt with a Capital “C.”

Hey at least Rod didn’t blow up buildings ..

Craxy how donald let all these people connected to fraud charges go. I'm sure he relates to them in a deep way and understands why they committed their crime. I'm sure all their cases was a hoax and a witch hunt much like his. He sure can identify with that. Lock djt up 4life

MSNBC Who’s going to pardon Trump?

Jane87278093 Was this another Comey, McCabe over kill charge?

🤮🤮🤮🤮 We don't want him in Illinois. He's the shame of our state. Shame.

And what job does he get in the administration

Did his hair get pardoned as well?

MSNBC As long as you’re rich, powerful and a friend of Don, YOU’RE FREE! It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or how many still have to serve their time for the same crime. Your friendship with this mad man in the Whitehouse has bought your freedom.

Let’s hope decent people won’t give him a job. His criminality makes a great job resume for our forever impeached trump administration.

All the crookers, pigs, thief's,immoral,uot if jail, of course belong to the same mafia

WillieGeist He’s got a long way to go to top Obama’s 1,927 most who were cocaine dealers .... many of those high level ..... then again you can expect that from a guy who armed the Mexican drug cartel

It doesn’t matter that Trump pardon him. He will still be know that he tried to sale a senate seat to the top bidder

His background and ethics make him a great addition to Trumps Cabinet or other unfilled posts!!

openargs Trump just doesn't give a fuck now.

White Collar Crooks helping White Collar Crooks

A gift from one crook to another

After eight years of the dark Knight, how easy was it for Bane to come and set every criminal free.

MSNBC Sickening

All hail the KING! 🤴

MSNBC Yet another criminal on the streets, thanks to Trumpass.

WillieGeist Next Attorney General after Barr goes to jail!

WillieGeist Don't come back to Illinois. We don't want you and your cheating ways.

WillieGeist Birds of a feather.

Fact: Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Oscar Lopez Rivera Rivera a leader of a Marxist terrorist group who committed 130+ bombing attacks in the United States in a bid to make Puerto Rico an independent Communist nation I don't remember the left being outraged then?

MSNBC Let the criminals go. Ha

They do realize accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt right

walksuecan It was only a matter of time! Trump pardons Hannibal Lecter ...

Is there ANYBODY out there who thinks this was a good idea?

Wow, white guy justice works really fast

Ridiculous and disgusting

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I know he did several, were they all white collar crimes?

I’m voting for anyone other than Trump

It’s like the Joker became President.

Is Bernie Madoff next

MSNBC He was convicted for... corruption?!? Last week the Ukraine's scandal wasn't political, it was about corruption, Trump has the supreme duty to fight against corruption all over he globe. PardonTheSwamp CorruptGOP TrumpCrimeFamily

Fuck this criminal

Wow that was fast

MSNBC So now dems are criticizing the President for commuting the sentence of a dem after serving 8 yrs in the pen? Is there anything he can do that you won’t criticize? Except for winning a second term that is!

Wonder what job he will have in the WH?

Guess Cheeto was after the Bidens so he could pardon them too because he is 'the anti-corruption' president after all.

ResistTrump17 Trump: Selling a Senate seat in Illinois was no big deal. Why was this man sentenced to 14 years? Look at me, I conspired with Russia to get elected in 2016, AND I tried to force Ukraine to help me cheat in 2020! I got away with no time! Let this angel go!

How much was the payoff?

He was going to sell Barack Obama’s vacant seat! Oh the Humanities! That’s never before happened in Chicago. Not even every other time there was a vacancy.

Pardon Snowden too. Let him comes Home.

MSNBC Oh boy wait till he starts to sing to the DOJ. So much corruption in Chicago and he knows where all the bodies are buried. Think trump let him out because he is a nice guy? Think again. This was calculated. Watch out democrats 😂

How does someone like this gets pardoned and immediately released but people exonerated through DNA can wait 1-2 months before being released?

I predict a Mar-a-Lago vacation in his near future TrumpIsCorrupt

He will end up at the White House.

That hair is a crime too.

I would like to know how much each person contributed to get pardoned. Pay for play comes to the White House

Smells swampy to me

Ask realDonaldTrump how much$$$$ he got from friends and family of this douche during his campaign. Ask him !

The more corrupted, the more Donald Trump likes them. Donald Trump is the name and corruption is his game. RememberInNovember VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy VoteBlueToStopRussiasGOP VoteBlueNoMatterWho

Swamp Filler in Chief realDonaldTrump has done it again! Showing bad behavior pays and is the right thing to do if want to get ahead! Thanks SenateGOP and Evangelicals Franklin_Graham Paula_White CopelandNetwork and others! Way to show those Christian values!🙄

How many truly deserving black and brown people serving excessive and cruel sentences could Trump be helping? But no... always working hardest for the corrupt white men.

Trump filling the swamp

MSNBC Anyone thinking Harvey Weinstein will be next?

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