In Commuting Blago’s Sentence, Trump Pardons “The Swamp”
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In 2008, then Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was charged with bribery, wire fraud, attempted extortion, and racketeering. Soon after, he was impeached and removed from office. His most famous corruption scheme, of course, involved his attempts to sell Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat. Many of us remember the FBI's audio-recordings of him using some pretty colorful language while trying to broker the deal. Those soundbites received a huge amount of media airtime, especially on Fox News where folks like Sean Hannity had a field day playing them back to back with Obama's earlier political endorsement of Blagojevich. Blago's other charges included his shaking down of multiple individuals... including a children’s hospital executive of all people.
In Commuting Blago’s Sentence, Trump Pardons…
In 2008, then Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was charged with bribery, wire fraud, attempted extortion, and racketeering. Soon after, he was impeached and removed from office. His most famous corruption scheme, of course, involved his attempts to sell Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat. Many of us remember the FBI's audio-recordings of him using some pretty colorful language while trying to broker the deal. Those soundbites received a huge amount of media airtime, especially on Fox News where folks like Sean Hannity had a field day playing them back to back with Obama's earlier political endorsement of Blagojevich. Blago's other charges included his shaking down of multiple individuals... including a children’s hospital executive of all people.