Blagojevich commutation eyed:
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President Donald Trump says he’s “very strongly” considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois gov Rod Blagojevich (blahGOY’-uh-vich), who is serving a 14-year prison term on multiple federal corruption convictions.
Trump suggested more than a year ago that he was considering a commutation for Blagojevich, who then filed paperwork requesting a commutation.
The Republican president told reporters Wednesday night while returning to Washington aboard Air Force One that he thought Blagojevich, a Democrat, had been treated “unbelievably unfairly.”
Trump says he’s taking into consideration Blagojevich’s wife and children and what was, in his view, mere braggadocio.
Blagojevich entered federal prison in 2012. (AP)