BLAGO MAKES OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR COMMUTATION, BUT PRITZKER, RAUNER AGAINST EARLY RELEASE

Here’s a list of politicians who have gone on the record on whether the former governor should get out of prison early.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

“What ( Blagojevich) did does not justify 18 years in a jail . . . plenty of other politicians have said a lot worse . . . He shouldn’t have been put in jail.’’

SEN. DICK DURBIN ( D- Ill.)

‘‘ I thought the sentence was outrageous, and if there’s a way to reduce the sentence for him and his family, I would support it.”

REP. RANDY HULTGREN ( R- Ill.)

“As a State Senator during the impeachment proceedings, I listened to all the arguments and don’t believe a pardon is appropriate.”

REP. JAN SCHAKOWSKY ( D- Ill.)

“She would support the commutation of his sentence,” a Schakowsky spokesman said.

REP. DANNYDAVIS ( D- Ill.)

“I hope he does receive it. I’ve always felt that Rod got a raw deal . . . He offered to appoint me to the Senate and he never uttered a single word about any kind of contribution. There was no hint of any quid pro quo.”

REP. MIKE QUIGLEY ( D- Ill.)

“I do not support the commuting of Rod Blagojevich’s sentence, and I believe that such action would constitute yet another abuse of power on behalf of a president who only has his self- interest in mind.’’