Trump, Rod Blagojevich and Illinois Gov

Opinion
McDermott: Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for a diplomatic post? What a Trumpian idea.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (left) meets with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Serbia, as posted on X Feb. 5. Blagojevich, who served part of a 14-year federal prison sentence for corruption before President Donald Trump commuted it in 2020, is reportedly under consideration by Trump to become ambassador to Serbia.
Opinion
Trump's pardon of Blagojevich insults Illinoisans who are fed up with corruption
And can President Trump find no one with a clean record to represent Americans as ambassadors? Crime pays, it seems, in Trump's orbit — including the Jan. 6 rioters he pardoned.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich opens up about Trump pardon
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich says he is "profoundly grateful" to President Donald Trump for pardoning him. Blagojevich spent nearly eight years in prison on corruption charges ...
President Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
The president lashed out at the pop star on his social media website. From my seat at Super Bowl LIX, the crowd’s disparate reactions to Swift and Trump felt like a chilling microcosm of our culture.
Blago pardon: Current Illinois politicians weigh in
Several Illinois politicians are sounding off on President Trump’s pardon of ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich. Fellow Democrats Comptroller Susana Mendoza called Blagojevich “unworthy” and Treasurer Michael Frerichs labeled him as “disgraced.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich expresses gratitude over Trump pardon
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich discusses what it was like receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump on 'The Story.'
Illinoisans react to pardoning of Rod Blagojevich: 'I have no respect for him'
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump for a full presidential pardon. Public reaction on Tuesday ranged from scorn to forgiveness.
CounterPunch3d
Ambassador Blagojevic?
President Trump pardoned disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and reportedly is considering him to be ambassador to ...
Chicago Tribune4d
What’s next for pardoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich? A book and no apologies.
Perhaps the most telling moment of the news conference Rod Blagojevich held hours after President Donald Trump granted the disgraced ex-Illinois governor a full pardon came even before he answered ...
The Washington Post4d
Trump pardons Rod Blagojevich, who tried to sell Obama’s vacated Senate seat
President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois who was convicted on multiple charges of corruption in 2011 ...
NBC Chicago4d
Could pardoned Rod Blagojevich run for office again? What we know
Now that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has received a presidential pardon, could an ambassadorship or even a run for public office be in the cards? Blagojevich is under consideration to ...
Fox News5d
Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich: 'He was set up by a lot of bad people'
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, five years after commuting his 14-year sentence for political corruption charges. Blagojevich ...
Chicago Tribune5d
President Donald Trump pardons ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich nearly 5 years after commuting his sentence
Nearly five years after commuting former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s federal prison sentence, President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full pardon to the disgraced former governor who was convicted ...
Yahoo4d
What’s next for pardoned ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich? A book and no apologies
CHICAGO — Perhaps the most telling moment of the news conference Rod Blagojevich held hours after President Donald Trump granted the disgraced ex-Illinois governor a full pardon came even before ...