President Donald Trump is expected to pardon former Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Monday. This follows Trump's precedent of granting clemency, including pardons for over 1,500 individuals charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon Democratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans. Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term. He planned to sign the pardon on Monday afternoon, according to the person, who was not authorized to discuss the pardon publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
6 defendants, commutes sentences for 14 othersBlagojevich appeared on “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2010, before his first corruption trial started, drawing praise from Trump at the time when he “fired” him as a contestant.Later as president, Trump drew links between investigations of his own behavior in his first term and Blagojevich’s case.Patrick Fitzgerald, the former U.S. attorney who prosecuted Blagojevich, represented former FBI Director James Comey, whom Trump fired from the agency in 2017.
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