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President Donald Trump is expected to grant a full pardon to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Trump previously commuted the sentence of the Democrat in February 2020, as the Republican president was running for reelection.
At the time, Blagojevich had served eight years of a 14 year sentence on pay-to-play charges, as the governor was accused of trying to sell President Barack Obama‘s Illinois Senate seat after Obama won the 2008 presidential election.
‘He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person, don’t know him,’ Trump told reporters at the time.
In recent days, Blagojevich has been rumored to be Trump’s pick to serve as ambassador to Serbia.
Axios was first to report Monday on Trump’s plans to issue a full pardon.
Former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (left) is expected to receive a full pardon from President Donald Trump (right) as it’s rumored he’s Trump’s choice to become ambassador to Serbia
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