21 hours ago · Former President Donald Trump has issued a complete pardon to Rod Blagojevich, who previously served as the Democratic governor of Illinois.Blagojevich received his conviction in 2011 for several corruption charges, including an attempt to sell the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama vacated following his 2008 presidential victory. This pardon follows Trump's 2020 decision to commute ...

18 hours ago · Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell a Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Trump commuted the former governor's sentence in 2020.

1 day ago · President Trump has pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption-related crimes, including trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat vacated by former President Barack Obama.

1 day ago · Blagojevich went to prison on charges related to trying to soliciting funds in exchange for former President Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat.

1 day ago · Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included trying to sell or trade the appointment to the Senate seat that had been held by Barack Obama after he was elected president, and on ...

1 day ago · Blagojevich, now 68, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on a wide array of corruption charges, including extortion related to state funds for a children's hospital, and for trying to sell Barack ...

1 day ago · Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, right, speaks, Oct. 21, 2020, during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) ... Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell an appointment to then-President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and trying to shake down a children’s hospital ...

Blagojevich was aware that Barack Obama would have preferred "Senate Candidate #1" (Valerie Jarrett), and made efforts to obtain favors in exchange for appointing Jarrett for the U.S. Senate seat. [13]

1 day ago · Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence in 2020. The former governor had served about 8 years on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat.

1 day ago · Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell an appointment to then-President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. ... Former Illinois governor and convicted felon Rod Blagojevich speaks to the press outside of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on August 02, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. ...