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President Trump on Monday signed a full and unconditional pardon for Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois, who served eight years in prison on corruption charges until Trump ...
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.
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was convicted and sentenced to prison on corruption charges surrounding his time in office.
(The Center Square) – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is no longer a convicted felon after President Donald Trump granted a full pardon. Among a slew of executive orders Trump signed Monday ...
The pardon is conditional and preserves Cunningham's court-ordered obligation to pay off the $3.6 million in restitution and forfeiture. [117] Trump's pardon of Cunningham was condemned by the federal prosecutors who led the case, as well as others. [117] January 13, 2021: Paul Erickson: District of South Dakota: July 6, 2020
Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence on federal corruption charges in February 2020, but did not issue a full pardon at the time. Blagojevich, 68, was convicted of 18 counts of ...
Federalist president John Adams pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 20 people. [3] Among them are: David Bradford, for his role in the Whiskey Rebellion; John Fries, for his role in Fries's Rebellion; convicted of treason due to opposition to a tax; Fries and others were pardoned, and a general amnesty was issued for everyone involved in 1800.
Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term. He planned to sign the pardon on Monday afternoon, according to the person, who was not authorized to discuss the planned pardon publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.