Trump expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich

Trump expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
President Trump will issue a pardon to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Monday, a White House official confirmed to CBS News. The development was first reported by Axios. Legally, a pardon is official forgiveness — removing most of the legal consequences of the criminal conviction.
Trump pardons former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Trump announced he's pardoning Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020.
Trump is expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
President Donald Trump will pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. That's according to a person familiar with his plans who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Trump Plans Presidential Pardon for Former Illinois Governor Blagojevich, Source Says
Rod Blagojevich, the ex-Illinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat, speaks outside his home after U.S. President Donald Trump commuted his prison sentence, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo
Trump expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, report says
President Trump commuted the former Illinois governor's sentence back in 2020 after he had served 8 years of a 14-year sentence.
Trump to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
The Democratic governor was convicted on corruption charges related to filling former President Barack Obama's Senate seat.
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President Donald Trump is expected to issue a pardon to former Celebrity Apprentice contestant and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Axios reported. The move comes almost exactly five years after Trump first cut Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence on federal corruption charges short in 2020.
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Trump is expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
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