Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich
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President Trump had previously floated the idea of using his powers to help Blagojevich.
President Donald Trump, who had previously floated the idea of using his powers to help the disgraced former governor, commuted the 14-year sentence Tuesday. In making that move, current Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Trump “abused” his pardon power. Paris Schutz has the latest.
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Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Clip: 2/18/2020 | 6m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
President Donald Trump, who had previously floated the idea of using his powers to help the disgraced former governor, commuted the 14-year sentence Tuesday. In making that move, current Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Trump “abused” his pardon power. Paris Schutz has the latest.
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