Trump Says He's Mulling Commutation for Ex-Illinois Governor
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 7:42 am
FILE - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, with his wife Patti at his side, speaks to the media in Chicago before reporting to federal prison in Denver, March 14, 2012.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he's “very strongly” considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, 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.