President Trump says he may commute the prison sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor convicted of corruption charges including efforts to sell Barack Obama's old Senate seat.
USA TODAYWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he may commute the prison sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor convicted of federal corruption charges that included efforts to sell former President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat.
Blagojevich, who entered federal prison in 2012, is in the middle of a 14-year sentence after being convicted on federal charges of using his powers as governor to extract campaign money and other political favors. In this March 14, 2012, file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks with the media before reporting to prison.After decade on Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor is most outspoken on bench and off
"I am thinking very seriously about commuting his sentence so that he can go home to his family after seven years," Trump said Wednesday."I’ve been thinking about that for a long time. I thought, from day one — I said, 'Boy, that is really tough stuff.'"
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