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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to reporters before entering his home in Ravenswood Monday. President Donald Trump pardoned the former governor Monday. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share ...

Five years after his release from prison, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich still isn’t letting go of his conviction—and he now wants retribution.

President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich helps correct an injustice and is a proper use of the president’s pardon power. Blagojevich was a rare Illinois ...

And can President Trump find no one with a clean record to represent Americans as ambassadors? Crime pays, it seems, in Trump's orbit — including the Jan. 6 rioters he pardoned.

On Monday, President Donald Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years for political corruption during his first term.

Trump already commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term.

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- Reactions are pouring in after President Donald Trump pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday. He served time in prison on corruption charges that included a ...