Trump pardons Rod Blagojevich, who tried to sell Obama’s vacated Senate seat
President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois who was convicted on multiple charges of corruption in 2011, including trying to sell President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.
Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich: 'He was set up by a lot of bad people'
President Donald Trump is expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Fox News has learned. Blagojevich, a former "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant, served eight years in prison on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat after Obama won the 2008 presidential election.
Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence in 2020. The former governor had served about 8 years on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat.
Trump expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who served prison time
Blagojevich went to prison on charges related to trying to soliciting funds in exchange for former President Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat.
Trump Plans Presidential Pardon for Former Illinois Governor Blagojevich, Source Says
Rod Blagojevich, the ex-Illinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat, speaks outside his home after U.S. President Donald Trump commuted his prison sentence, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo
President Donald Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich nearly 5 years after commuting his sentence, AP says
Nearly five years after commuting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s federal prison sentence, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to the disgraced former governor who was convicted more than 13 years ago on an array of corruption charges,
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