Illinois Politicians React to Trump’s Pardon of Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich: ‘It Does Not Seem Fair’ – WTTW (Chicago)

Former state Rep. John Fritchey, one of the first Democratic legislators to openly take actions to oust Blagojevich, said, "One thing everyone can agree on is that Rod is, was, an excellent campaigner, and he campaigned hard for this part.”
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Fed Up Taxpayer
1 year ago

There is an interesting podcast Blago did with Tucker Carlson. He talks about the records of the case being sealed and him not being able to access them. With his pardon, there is a chance the records might be opened which could provide some prickly insights to illinois politics.

debtsor
1 year ago

The pardon is a jab at Illinois. That’s why Trump did it. And to subtly imply that JB might be the next Illinois governor to be begging him for a pardon…

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