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The president first commuted the Blagojevich’s 14 year sentence in 2020.
A MAGA convert attempted to goad the president-elect into suing the governor of Illinois.
From Blagojevich to Bloomberg to Uber to the Yang Gang, Bradley Tusk shows why money and politics make a toxic mix.
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The new Netflix docuseries “Trial by Media,” executive produced by George Clooney, explores how the media’s tabloid-y coverage can undermine the criminal justice system.
The CNN anchor laid into Rod Blagojevich, just released from prison after a Trump pardon, who compared himself to Nelson Mandela.
The president’s son-in-law is now reportedly heading up a group that recommends and vets candidates for pardons.
The ex-Illinois governor claimed that the president was righting a wrong and turning “an injustice into a justice.”
Of course he pardoned Blago. Aside from loving epic crooks, Trump is sending a message to aides: Keep your mouth shut, and I’ll protect you.
“I watched his wife on television,” Trump said of his decision to pardon Blago after seeing his spouse on Fox. The network seems to have influenced several of Tuesday’s pardons.
Two reality TV stars and a former NYPD commissioner were among a handful of pardon or commutation recipients.
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