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Trump expected to commute sentencing of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
ABC News ^ | February 18, 2020 | John Santucci and Katherine Faulders

Posted on 02/18/2020 10:36:51 AM PST by Brown Deer

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.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blagojevich; mueller; trump
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1 posted on 02/18/2020 10:36:51 AM PST by Brown Deer
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Just COMMUTE Manofort & Stone too!
2 posted on 02/18/2020 10:37:55 AM PST by KavMan
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To: KavMan

Commute Manafort.

PARDON Stone.


3 posted on 02/18/2020 10:38:31 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Brown Deer

“Bill and I are saddened by the suicide of Rod Blagojevich” - Hillary Clinton


4 posted on 02/18/2020 10:38:33 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Why?


5 posted on 02/18/2020 10:38:35 AM PST by nickcarraway
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Why?


6 posted on 02/18/2020 10:38:36 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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I wonder if. Lago will convert to republican over the pardon? Obummer sure threw him under the bus!


7 posted on 02/18/2020 10:39:14 AM PST by 9422WMR
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Blago you damn iPhone auto correct!!


8 posted on 02/18/2020 10:40:02 AM PST by 9422WMR
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I wonder if he has the goods on Obama and other prominent Democraps....


9 posted on 02/18/2020 10:40:20 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: DoodleDawg

To be fair and kind.

When he helps Flynn, Manafort and Stone he can say he’s continuing to be fair and kind.


10 posted on 02/18/2020 10:40:38 AM PST by frank ballenger (End vote harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: DoodleDawg; nickcarraway

Trump probably thinks that he might win Illinois, if he lets Blagojevich out of prison.


11 posted on 02/18/2020 10:40:40 AM PST by PhilCollins
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Sorry to hear that,


12 posted on 02/18/2020 10:40:49 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Brown Deer

Not a pardon. His sentence will be reduced.


13 posted on 02/18/2020 10:41:01 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

Stone should spend time in jail just because he’s a big jerk. Maybe 6 months would straighten him out.


14 posted on 02/18/2020 10:41:34 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: Brown Deer

Blagojevich was on the Apprentice.


15 posted on 02/18/2020 10:41:56 AM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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because he was on the apprentice and they are friends and it’s outrageous that Blagojevich goes to jail for 14 years when killers and sex offenders are out walking the streets


16 posted on 02/18/2020 10:42:40 AM PST by conservative98
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To: Brown Deer

WHY??? What’s next is he going to pardon Elliot Spitzer too?


17 posted on 02/18/2020 10:43:03 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: DoodleDawg

Done deal. Says it’s because it was a Comey group prosecution and sentence was too long.


18 posted on 02/18/2020 10:43:13 AM PST by pnut22
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No, he shouldn’t.

It is not illegal to be a big jerk.


19 posted on 02/18/2020 10:43:25 AM PST by chris37 (Impeach Chief Obama Injustice Roberts, a fraud, a clown and a tyrant!)
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To: PhilCollins

Its not a pardon. Blago is still guilty but will be able to serve a lesser sentence.


20 posted on 02/18/2020 10:43:51 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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