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On June 27, 2011, a jury found Blagojevich guilty on 17 of 20 possible charges relating to corruption, wire fraud, extortion and bribery. He faces a maximum sentence of 300 years in prison.

On June 27, 2011, a jury found Blagojevich guilty on 17 of 20 possible charges relating to corruption, wire fraud, extortion and bribery. He faces a maximum sentence of 300 years in prison.

On February 18, 2020, President Donald J. Trump commuted Blagojevich’s sentence after Blagojevich had served eight years out of a fourteen-year sentence. Blagojevich said that he is very grateful to President Trump and described himself as a “Trumpocrat.”<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-gov-blagojevich-released-from-prison-after-trump-pardon</ref><ref>https://news.stlpublicradio.org/2020-02-18/former-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevich-released-following-trumps-commutation</ref>

On February 18, 2020, President Donald J. Trump commuted Blagojevich’s sentence after Blagojevich had served 8 years out of a 14-year sentence. Blagojevich said that he is very grateful to President Trump and described himself as a “Trumpocrat.”<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-gov-blagojevich-released-from-prison-after-trump-pardon</ref><ref>https://news.stlpublicradio.org/2020-02-18/former-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevich-released-following-trumps-commutation</ref><ref>http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2011/06/20110627-171731.html</ref> After the [[2020 presidential election]] theft he announced that Election Fraud Is a 'Time-Honored Tradition' in Dem Cities.<ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rod-blagojevich-trump-election-fraud/2020/11/06/id/995796/ Rod Blagojevich to Newsmax TV: Election Fraud Is a 'Time-Honored Tradition' in Dem Cities]</ref> On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to Blagojevich using the power given to presidents in the Constitution. While Blagojevich had already been walking free since Trump's 2020 commutation of his sentence, the pardon cleared Blagojevich's criminal record. The pardon didn't reverse the Illinois Senate's prohibition on Blagojevich holding state office or restore his Illinois law license.

 

<ref>http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2011/06/20110627-171731.html</ref> After the [[2020 presidential election]] theft he announced that Election Fraud Is a 'Time-Honored Tradition' in Dem Cities.<ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rod-blagojevich-trump-election-fraud/2020/11/06/id/995796/ Rod Blagojevich to Newsmax TV: Election Fraud Is a 'Time-Honored Tradition' in Dem Cities]</ref>

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