Blagojevich news update

He was fired after leading his team to a loss during a weekly challenge. Rod Blagojevich — pronounced Bluh-GOY-uh-vitch — had his year prison sentence commuted yesterday after he served eight years. Here's what you need to know about the former Illinois governor and his conviction :. President Trump announced yesterday he had commuted the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich , a Democrat who has served eight years of a year sentence for the pay-for-play charges.

Trump had been weighing the move since at least since A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed last night that Blagojevich was released from the Colorado federal prison where he was housed. Patti Blagojevich announced on her Twitter account that the family will hold a "homecoming press conference" at noon ET today. Trump also announced pardons for former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik , convicted of tax fraud and lying to officials; Mike Milken , an investment banker known as the "Junk Bond King" who was convicted of felony charges that included securities fraud and conspiracy; and Eddie DeBartolo Jr.

In total, Trump granted clemency to 11 convicted criminals on Tuesday. ET, February 19, Sort by Latest Oldest Dropdown arrow. He was impeached: Blagojevich was the Democratic governor of Illinois from to , when he was charged with corruption and then impeached by the Legislature. Lib Dem leader shocked by warnings from MI5 over possible Chinese agent of influence.

His appearance certainly brought a little bit of the Blago circus back to a federal courthouse that has been largely devoid of media presence during the COVID pandemic. As Blagojevich quoted — as usual — from Rudyard Kipling, a tour bus rode by with a crowded top deck of tourists gawking, and the driver beeped his horn as the ex-governor waved. During his impeachment hearing in , Blagojevich refused to bring witnesses and only agreed to testify if he were not under oath. He was removed from office on a vote of the entire Illinois Senate and was penalized with the inability to seek any nonfederal public office in Illinois on a separate vote.

Blagojevich was convicted of 17 counts at trial in June and served about eight years of his year sentence before the commutation from Trump. Shortly after his release, Blagojevich was disbarred from practicing law by the Illinois Supreme Court.

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