Blagojevich had received a lengthy sentence"for being stupid and saying things that every other politician, you know, that many other politicians say” and “that he was treated unfairly.”
The remarks were likely a reference to what the then-governor was picked up saying on secret federal wiretaps about his authority to appoint someone to Obama's open Senate seat. Blagojevich has argued he was a victim of federal prosecutors run amok — a claim Trump himself levied at former special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, which investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election and the president.
“Under the legal arguments that prosecutors used to convict me, all fundraising can be viewed as bribery," the ex-governor wrotewas widely viewed as a personal appeal to Trump for clemency. Democrats — including Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and former Attorney General Eric Holder — have said publicly in the past that they’d support efforts by Trump to commute Blagojevich's sentence.
....IS TRUMP EXPECTED TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO EL CHAPO ?!!! ‘We need a FAVOR THOUGH’ MUCHA .. MUCHA .. P L A T A ... 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
Trump has made a joke of the USA
Lmao. Trump totally understands this guy, and knows it could just as easily be him in jail for way worse corruption.
Unbelievable
There's no one else left that will take positions in this administration. He literally has no choice but to help them so they can fill jobs.
Trump is trying to get every VOTE he can even from the Criminals , sad you people can see through his corrupt MIND .... ' BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER '
Remember when Obama pardoned the traitor Bradley Manning? Were you outraged then?
Now What’s he gonna do next. Pardon Charles Manson?
soft on crime
why let him go?
Wasn’t he on Celebrity Apprentice?
All of you who voted for Trump because he promised to be the “Law and Order” President got suckered.
The Cappo de tutti Cappi is pardoning all the crooks and conmen. What a freaken boss!
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What's the point? Blagojevich, Kerrick, Milken, none of them are in prison
He’s giving breaks to all the good folks from middle America I see!
albamonica funfacts After hearing the news Donald Trump planning to pardon Roger Stone, who to say Trump might consider on the first senator who endorses him at the very beginning Ex-Rep. Chris Collins. Reminisce Trump has a history pardon His loyal friend's convicted, corrupt criminals.
This is to be expected when a lunatic is granted control over the asylum. When the economy tanks under Trump's staggering deficits and I am arrested and sentenced for stealing from the local Walmart in order to feed myself , hopefully there will be a pardon available for me.
It’s a great time to be a rich white criminal.
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Pardon criminals Trump's favorite thing to do I guess he's hoping for some karma
It's like when a comic book super villain, breaks out the other villains from prison and asylums to attack their common enemy. In this case their common enemy is the United States of America
Draining the swamp? Looks like he is restocking.
Once Trump pardons or grants clemency- he owns them. Their souls are satan’s.
When will realDonaldTrump spare a thought for the (non-rich, non-white) ppl falsely convicted and waiting in prison?
He served 8yrs for attempting to sell a senate seat. Will not be pardoned but have his sentence commuted. Trump signed the First Step act that let a lot of ppl accused of worse to get out of jail early as well. It's fair as he's no threat to society and rapists only do 4yrs
Looks like Trump did!
Trump be learning to push all the Presidential buttons!
DrAin tHe SwAMp!
Watch trump pardon Weinstein.
NBCNews Oh look, 2 future Medal of Honor recipients.
NBCNews This is just plain wrong!! A crook pardoning crooks
NBCNews Rod will not be able to leave prison until he gets a dye job on his hair.
NBCNews The criminal president pardoning criminals laying the groundwork to pardon Roger Stone, a criminal with dirt on the criminal President.
NBCNews How long before good ole Rod is working at the White House? Any bets?
NBCNews Trump 💕 to stir the 💩 in the 🥊 bowl!!!!!
NBCNews The normalizing of corruption. Not normal. Not at all.
NBCNews Trump just LOVES corrupt people like himself.
NBCNews He pardons crooks. He is one, that's why
The end of punishing corruption is now upon us.....Trump is now letting out corrupt prisoners. Trumpies take note, you won't be in power forever.... It's gonna come back on you
MAGA KAG2020 Is this because he is out of folks to get into his cabinet? Way to go in draining the SWAMP... Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me repeatedly, shame on me! 30-35% of Americans are in the second category! Learn to cut your loss!
NBCNews What about anyone else who’s in jail for petty crimes?
NBCNews Blagojevich appeared on season 9 of The Celebrity Apprentice in 2010. Series star and producer Donald Trump praised Blagojevich's 'tremendous courage and guts', and predicted that he would become one of the show's breakout stars.
NBCNews Thug love.
NBCNews Nothing but a bunch of rich white men who abused power and got caught.
Absolutely disgusting if true . . .
Travesty everywhere you look. First De Bartolo, now these freaks. If anyone asks me 'how did the 21st Century start?' I'm saying 'The Bad Guys won.'
NBCNews and president trump still hasn't gone after hillary clinton, and release julain assange.. wonder why? Lock Her up Lock her up Lock her up
I don’t like Blago, but he’s served his time. Besides, since Blago knows where all the bodies are buried in the Hellhole that is Illinois politics, this is a move that will disappoint Obama. And that’s good enough for me.
A definite pattern has emerged...
Trump told reporters that his reason for commuting sentence for Blagojevich: 'It was a prosecution by the same people -- Comey, Fitzpatrick -- the same group.' Basically, he didn't like the prosecutors involved so he interfered
This guy's pardoning everyone but Roger Stone
Republicans think “drain the swamp” means “let mobbedup folks out of jail.”
Birds of a feather! This action is a warm up to the string of past trumpers in jail, so it won't look so bad when he lets them out!
How many more ex-cons is he going to pardon today?
WNYT Whyyuu
You have 1/40 of gram coke you get 50 years but you sell congress seat you get a pardon
Manafort and Flynn too. Cohen? Not so lucky, he flipped...
lmao - how much is trump charging for clemency ... again RIGHT ON brand for TRUMP ...
Presidential pardons have been a controversial issue for a long time. Almost EVERY president Democrat or Republican have pardoned controversial figures. This is NOT unique to Trump.
Trump loves saving swamp people. WAKE UP AMERICANS!
Drain the swamp! Trump hates CORRUPTING.
And he’s pardoning DeBartolo 49’s owner who was found guilty of extortion. Wonder who’s next? 🙄
Donald Trump just hate the law.
Now He doesn’t see any crimes because it’s stuff he’s done his entire life.
Disgraceful!
He's undoing what a corrupt liberal fueled Dept of Justice managed to get away with until now.
this is proof that trump did get involve with stone's case, albeit indirectly.
Next will be Roger Stone and Rudy Giuliani Guilty
Banana republic.... all the criminals can do as they wish so long as the pay tribute to the dictator.
replacements are needed to fill the voids in the swamp ! shame on mr trump. he is making history that will bring shame upon himself and his family.
It’s the set up for Stone
4xInsight Trump cover your friends
Crooks stick together
Crooks lookout for crooks!
BirdsOfAFeatherFlockTogether
He must be expecting great loyalty from these two thugs!!
Paving the way for Stone and Manafort.
Of course--one corrupt politician with suspicious hair giving a break to another. (NOTE: I'm from Illinois, so this sickens me even more.)
Kerik is a Guliani pardon.
Distractions.....distractions.....
In before all of the twitter lawyers lose their shit. His conviction for corruption still stands, he's just setting aside the rest of his sentence....even though Rod has a D next to his name.
why don't he commute the thousands of innocent victims jailed for crimes they didn't commit
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