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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich expresses gratitude for pardon by President Trump

Name: Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich expresses gratitude for pardon by President Trump
Uploaded: 2025-02-10T22:12:00-0600
Duration: 3 min 1 s
Description: Blagojevich was originally sentenced to 14 years in prison in December 2011 on 18 corruption charges, including attempting to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. As Jermont Terry reports, President Trump commuted Blagojevich's sentence in 2020 and pardoned him on Monday.

Blagojevich was originally sentenced to 14 years in prison in December 2011 on 18 corruption charges, including attempting to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. As Jermont Terry reports, President Trump commuted Blagojevich's sentence in 2020 and pardoned him on Monday.