SCOOP: President Trump is expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

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SCOOP: President Trump is expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Blagojevich served eight years in prison on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat after Obama won the 2008 presidential election.

SCOOP: President Trump is expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Blagojevich served eight years in prison on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat after Obama won the 2008 presidential election.

— Axios (@axios.com) 2025-02-10T18:33:49.348Z

Scoop: Trump planning to pardon Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich served eight years in prison on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat.
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[Beringia]

1. He is running a prison escape system at this point, opening the jail doors

[Ocelot II]

2. To Trump, selling a Senate seat shouldn't be a crime at all.

It's just a normal transaction in a totally corrupt political system, so why not pardon Blagojevich for doing the sort of Trump would have done had he been a governor. He's probably already sold some of his current appointments; many of the appointees are wealthy and could easily afford a hefty bribe.

[Harker]

3. Trumpsky's idea of "bipartisanship." n/t

[ShazzieB]

4. GROSS.

Just like nearly everything Trump does. Not surprised he likes Blago, though. In his corruption and psychopathy, Blago is like a brother from another mother to Trump.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. He did it.

What a miscarriage of justice. If he runs for office again, I hope that it'll be as a Republican. He's slime.

[mucifer]

6. Illinois maga will forgive blago because now he is maga like them.