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Trump commuted Blagojevich's prison sentence before leaving office in 2020. The former governor, who was impeached and removed from office, appeared on Trump's television show "Celebrity Apprentice."
At trial, the then-governor insisted he merely meant it was a “unique opportunity” to appoint someone, but another recording captured Blagojevich implying he was offered $500,000 — while ...
Rod R. Blagojevich (/ b l ə ˈ ɡ ɔɪ. ə v ɪ tʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", [2] [3] is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009.
In this March 15, 2012 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich departs his Chicago home for Littleton, Colo., to begin his 14-year prison sentence on corruption charges. ©Charles Rex ...
Blagojevich, a Democrat, was a former governor of Illinois and a contestant on Trump's reality TV show, The Celebrity Apprentice. [76] Convicted of attempting to sell the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama, plus extortion by withholding state funds being directed towards a children's hospital and a race track.
Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican Jim Ryan (no relation to the incumbent), the Illinois Attorney General. Blagojevich won 52% to 45%, becoming the first Democrat to win an election for governor since 1972. As of 2023, this is the last Illinois governor election where no candidate running was an incumbent.
President Trump has again broached the idea of freeing former Illinois governor and one-time "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Rod Blagojevich from a Colorado federal prison, where he is in his ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pardoning Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020.