Trump commutes prison sentence of Rod Blagojevich

Published February 18, 2020 6:53pm ET



President Trump commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

“Yes, we commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich. He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person, don’t know him,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday.

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