Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in a hush money case in New York, with the former commander-in-chief receiving support from a…
In a social media post, Rod Blagojevich, who was the Governor of Illinois from 2003-2009, signaled a show of support for Trump, who had commuted Blagojevich's prison sentence in January 2020."I love Trump more today than ever!" Blagojevich said in the post."When you’ve lived through it yourself you recognize when they do it to someone else. The political fix was in from the beginning.
Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office in January 2009 when he was convicted in a public corruption trial for trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat of Barack Obama, who had just been elected President. Blagojevich reported to prison in March 2012 after being convicted of 17 different counts, including 10 counts of wire fraud, three counts of bribery and four counts of extortion in July 2011.New route, timing and more: What to know about the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade
I love Trump more today than ever! When you’ve lived through it yourself you recognize when they do it to someone else. The political fix was in from the beginning. Disgraceful and corrupt convictions of the leading candidate from the opposition party by a handpicked politicized…Blagojevich's sentence commutation was far from the first time the former Illinois governor interacted with Trump, as Blagojevich was previously a contestant on season 3 of The Celebrity Apprentice.
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