President Trump’s indication last week that he may commute the prison sentence of former Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich under his executive powers, generated public rebuke from many former federal prosecutors.

Despite this criticism, I believe the president should commute the sentence for two plain reasons. First, the governor served his time, and the prosecution’s case was a spectacle of aggression and self aggrandizement, the likes of which have not been applied to other equally flawed political figures. The prosecution was personal, and determined to punish Blagojevich for his public image, as opposed to alleged crimes.