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With 20 minutes to spare, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich landed in Chicago the same day his 14-year prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump, signing autographs at O’Hare ...
Trump announced midday he had commuted the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who has served eight years of a 14-year sentence for the pay-for-play charges.
Rod Blagojevich, the former Governor of Illinois, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He has served 7 years. Many people have asked that I study the possibility of commuting his sentence in ...
Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 16 people or companies with fines totalling at least $102,647,458—money that ...
Nearly five years after commuting former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s federal prison sentence, President Donald Trump on Monday ...
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday thanked President Donald Trump for commuting his sentence, saying he is “tough and outspoken but also has a kind heart.” ...
Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich again proclaimed himself a "political prisoner" Friday night in a heated interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper. Blagojevich, a one-time contestant on "The Celebrity ...
CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, whose criminal sentence President Trump has commuted, became a household name when he was arrested 12 years ago on an explosive accusation: Prosecutors said he had ...
Perhaps the most telling moment of the news conference Rod Blagojevich held hours after President Donald Trump granted the ...
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich kisses his wife, Patti Blagojevich, as their two daughters,Annie(left) and Amy, look on during a news conference outside the family’s Ravenswood Manor home ...
Rod Blagojevich was acquitted on one count relating to an alleged shakedown of road building executive Gerald Krozel. He was accused of trying to squeeze Krozel for $500,000 in campaign cash from ...
Former governor Rod Blagojevich, who has long claimed he landed in federal prison as the victim of overzealous prosecutors, on Friday called on State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to “err on the side of ...