By Hannah Meisel & Bridgette FoxCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full pardon to former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted on 18 corruption counts, including for his attempt to sell president-elect Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat in 2008 – and who holds the distinction
By Jerry Nowicki There was little support Tuesday at the former stomping grounds of ex-Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich for president Donald Trump’s decision to commute the remaining years of the disgraced former Democratic governor’s 14-year corruption sentence. Republicans and Democrats from various levels of State and federal government issued public...
President Donald Trump Tuesday, commuted the sentence of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who was found guilty on federal corruption charges and removed from office in 2009. Blagojevich since has served eight years of a 14-year sentence in federal prison, and was set to be released Tuesday. State representative Mark...
