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Trump expected to commute sentencing of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:23 pm
I don't get it. Why would he do this?
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President Donald Trump is expected to commute the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, multiple senior level sources tell ABC News.
Among the causes that lead to Blagojevich's original conviction was the charge that he sought to exchange an appointment to former President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat in exchange for campaign money.
Blagojevich, a Democrat, has been a resident of the Federal Correctional Institution, in Englewood -- near Littleton, Colorado -- since March 15, 2012, where he is known as Inmate No. 40892-424.
His date for expected release remains 2024, factoring in two years of credit for good behavior.
The disgraced governor rose to fame in part because of his penchant for sartorial flamboyance, larger-than-life persona and an apparent eagerness to perform for the camera. He became known through tabloids by the mononym "Blago," and the Chicago Tribune reported that inmates inside of the prison refer to him simply as "Gov."
In 2009, he appeared on NBC's "The Apprentice," a reality TV show then hosted by Trump, alongside tenured reality show performers like Sharon Osborne and Bret Michaels.
Blagojevich fronted a prison band called “The Jailhouse Rockers,” named after the Elvis Presley song, which was dissolved after the lead guitarist was released, according to The Associated Press.
The band was used by his defense team as an example of his good behavior during the appeal to no avail.
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This post was edited on 2/18/20 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:24 pm to Azazello
The hairpiece probably has good dirt on Barry
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:25 pm to Azazello
Flipped on somebody?
Or quid pro quo!
Or quid pro quo!
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:25 pm to Azazello
He had an assistant who must always carry a hair brush. He was obsessed with his hair.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:25 pm to Azazello
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Why would he do this?
Because frick Patrick Fitzgerald who's best buds with James Comey.
This post was edited on 2/18/20 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:25 pm to Azazello
"cover pardon" for other incoming pardons?
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:26 pm to Azazello
this is the guy that was helping Obama sell his congressional seat?
yeah, quid pro quo... give up the dirt Rod.
yeah, quid pro quo... give up the dirt Rod.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:26 pm to Azazello
Not a disaster...it's campaign gold. Trump got cover to do it with McCabe and Comey not being prosecuted for lying to Congress.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:26 pm to Azazello
Q called this. Drop 2353. Anons knew
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:26 pm to Azazello
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President Donald Trump is expected
What does this mean? Will he or won’t he?
What does expected mean?
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:27 pm to Azazello
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Why would he do this?
they're probably friends, and Trump feels like he has served enough. While I personally don't agree with it, it's nothing I am concerning myself with. This is minor
He may also be doing this as the setup for pardoning Stone. Plays the "hey I threw bones for Dem Blago so shut the frick up about Stone."
This post was edited on 2/18/20 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:27 pm to Zach
Trump will set free Rod fricking Blagojevich but he doesn't have the balls to pardon great American patriots in General Flynn and Roger Stone?
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:28 pm to Azazello
fricking pardon Stone and Flynn not Dems
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:28 pm to Sentrius
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frick Scott Fitzgerald
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:29 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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What does this mean? Will he or won’t he?
It's happening now. Blagojevich's people are reported to be at the Prison in Colorado.
Poor Shepard Smith. Didn't get to rant on Trump for commuting " Our Blago's" sentence.
This post was edited on 2/18/20 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:29 pm to Sentrius
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Trump will set free Rod fricking Blagojevich but he doesn't have the balls to pardon great American patriots in General Flynn and Roger Stone?
Dude. Stone and Flynn cases are still playing out. We have no idea if he is not pardoning them at this point.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 12:33 pm to Azazello
The only reason to let Blago out of jail would be to put him in a good mental hospital. He tried to sell an appointment to the United States Senate for personal gain and acted as if he did not do it and then in essence said what’s the big deal.
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