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Rod Blagojevich (/ b l ə ˈ ɡ ɔɪ. ə v ɪ tʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for ...
May 31, 2018 · Washington CNN — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich got a new lifeline on Thursday when President Donald Trump said he would consider pardoning or commuting his sentence on his federal...
In December 2008, then-Democratic Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were charged with corruption by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. As a result, Blagojevich was impeached by the Illinois General Assembly and removed from office by the Illinois Senate in January 2009.
Feb 18, 2020 · CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, whose criminal sentence President Trump has commuted, became a household name when he was arrested 12 years ago on an explosive accusation: Prosecutors said he had...
1 day ago · Why Trump Pardoned Rod Blagojevich. Donald Trump spent several minutes at a donor event over the weekend acknowledging Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois “whose lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of corruption charges was commuted by Mr. Trump, and who was at the RNC event,” the New York Times reports.
Jun 1, 2021 · Rod Blagojevich has been granted an early end to his supervised release. The move comes 16 months after former President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of the former Illinois Gov.,...
Aug 3, 2021 · 08/03/2021 06:03 AM EDT. CHICAGO — Ex-con and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich sued his home state Monday for booting him from the governor’s seat after his 2008 arrest for corruption and stripping...
