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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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To: Blue Highway

A pardon and commutation are different considerations for a criminal offense.


21 posted on 02/18/2020 10:45:05 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Brown Deer
I hope our President gets a LOT in return.
22 posted on 02/18/2020 10:45:10 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Why? Because then when he pardons Stone, Manafort et al he’s not favoring his guys over their guys.


23 posted on 02/18/2020 10:45:49 AM PST by noexcuses
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To: frank ballenger
To be fair and kind.

Then commute all the sentences of those in Federal prison. How much more fair and kind can you be than that?

24 posted on 02/18/2020 10:45:50 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: chris37

I can’t stand him.


25 posted on 02/18/2020 10:46:24 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: liberalh8ter
I hope our President gets a LOT in return.

It was a quid-pro-quo that got Blago fourteen years to begin with.

26 posted on 02/18/2020 10:46:43 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: goldstategop

His wife was lobbying President Trump 2 years ago, and blaming Obama and his henchmen. Blagovitch did worse than break the law - he tried to defy the wishes of the Dem establishment.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/7/24/18413756/patti-blagojevich-plays-her-trump-card-it-s-all-barack-obama-s-fault


27 posted on 02/18/2020 10:47:15 AM PST by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: 9422WMR
I wonder if. Lago will convert to republican over the pardon? Obummer sure threw him under the bus!

Yeah just what we need, Blagojevich as a Republican. Maybe he can replace Pence on the ticket?

28 posted on 02/18/2020 10:47:57 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: nickcarraway
Why?

Because the guy had powerful enemies (who aren't particularly popular on FR).

He was railroaded.

ML/NJ

29 posted on 02/18/2020 10:48:05 AM PST by ml/nj
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To: PhilCollins

Nobody here likes Blago. If Trump acts it will be because he thinks it’s the right and fair thing to do.


30 posted on 02/18/2020 10:48:07 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: DoodleDawg
Then commute all the sentences of those in Federal prison.

True. But think of the new fans from the other political party Trump will attract.

Or, maybe they'll just never give up hating him and us Deplorables. Law and order gets on their nerves.

31 posted on 02/18/2020 10:48:53 AM PST by frank ballenger (End vote harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: PhilCollins
Trump probably thinks that he might win Illinois, if he lets Blagojevich out of prison.

Then he's nuts. There isn't a big "Free Blago" movement in the state. People there figure he got what he deserved.

32 posted on 02/18/2020 10:49:12 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Brown Deer

Jail’s good for ya - if you get through it intact. Learn about ‘the evil that lurks in the heart of men’


33 posted on 02/18/2020 10:49:58 AM PST by olepap
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Commuting Blagojevich is probably smart! Maybe TRUMP can get a few Democrat votes! lol
34 posted on 02/18/2020 10:50:24 AM PST by KavMan
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To: DoodleDawg

But Blago knows where a lot of bodies are buried.


35 posted on 02/18/2020 10:53:14 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: bigbob; DoodleDawg

I lived in the Chicago area for about 17 years. I think that about 40% of the people, I know, think that Blago’s sentence was too long.


36 posted on 02/18/2020 10:53:20 AM PST by PhilCollins
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To: KavMan

This is done for a prisoner who shows good behavior and his sentence is lessened.

A pardon wipes out the underlying offense. A commutation doesn’t.


37 posted on 02/18/2020 10:53:26 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: 9422WMR

It’s a commutation, not a pardon. It would not restore his voting rights as far as I know.


38 posted on 02/18/2020 10:55:12 AM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: conservative98
I disagree with light sentences for killers and sex offenders, but we should give them appropriate sentence, not reduce everyone else's sentence.

14 years is entirely appropriate for the crimes he commuted.

I love that there are so many Freepers who bemoan how Democrats don't get punished for their crimes. As soon as one actually gets punished, they don't like it.

Blagojevich got exactly what he deserved.

39 posted on 02/18/2020 10:56:24 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Emmett McCarthy

Yup. That’s exactly what the President would do.


40 posted on 02/18/2020 10:56:25 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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