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 ...

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 ...

I looked Rod Blagojevich straight in the eye and asked a question that had been on my mind for the past few years. “Do you think Trump will pardon you?" I asked. “Yes,” he replied without ...

Rod Blagojevich Monday. He served time in prison on corruption charges that included a scheme to sell a vacant Senate seat. Gov. JB Pritzker spoke at an unrelated event Tuesday morning ...