President Trump is expected to grant clemency to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, two people familiar with the president's plans tells NBC News. Aired on 02/18/20.
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Trump Planning To Commute Sentence Of Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich | MSNBC
Drain the Swamp he says. Commutes sentence of a man literally trying to sell a Senate seat.
Hilarious… why hide corruption? Dilute the definition of it by flooding us with it.
He’s warming up for Roger Stone.
@october71777 I hope so. Replace Stone with Clinton !!!!
@Top Hat Patience. Death will claim her too. Dementia 45 is overdue for another “regular” trip to the hospital. We can hope huh? Does the pardon thing only work for Republicans? Be honest.
@october71777 20,000 people have been Pardoned or commutation by US Presidents..
@october71777 Why are dems so quick to wish death on others? I think that says a lot about you and why your party is not in control currently. It only works for dems also btw Trump pardons=18 compared to Obama’s thousands of pardons. Can’t even try to trump Obamas work.
Yep , so concerned about corruption though
Good thing Charles Manson is already dead or Trump would let him out too!
Marilyn Reallon Shut the Helen up
Jeffrey Epstein would’ve been pardoned to if he was alive
Marilyn Reallon As Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth has determined that the U.S. government is responsible for doing 9/11, the prosecution of a Rod Blagojevich has served as a smokescreen for the crimes of Murder and Treason by the Federal Government. The job of both Patrick Fitzgerald and the FBI was to create this smokescreen.
@Pongo Huston STFU, there’s a good chap.
I live in Illinois. Maybe he should ask the people of the state he screwed. We are ranked #2 in state corruption. If you let him go early, they will never learn. Keep him locked up.
@facts not feelings send it You just wrote a sentence filled with nothing but empty abuse. We must conclude this reflects your own character, such as it is.
@Vlodec well I never claimed to be PC.. And tired of people bashing my Pres
@facts not feelings send it What was said was said, and the conclusion is what it is. You don’t have to be PC to write a comment with some substance to it. And if you’re tired of people bashing your President you must brace yourself. There’s much, much more where that came from.
@Vlodecwell I don’t get mad… I just run my mouth lol
@Vlodec and the comments I responded to where from self righteous judging types.. I will give you respect for being civil
The Trump crime syndicate is corrupt to the core.
Rats of a feather…
Trump is showing criminals associated with him that he will pardon their crimes if the get caught. Remove Trump from office before the rule of law is completely gone for the rich and powerful. Poor people will still be punished.
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-pardons <---MEET THE CONVICTED CRIMINALS THAT CONMAN OBAMA PARDONED OR GAVE CLEMENCY TO
He’s going to start releasing pedos and serial killers next just like Matt Bevin.
DAWAJ YOU ARE ONE OF THE REASON ABORTION IS LEGAL IVE NEVER HEARD A MORE MORONIC STATEMENT IN MY LIFE I HOPE YOU DONT PLAN ON HAVING KIDS BECAUSE IF THOSE KIDS ARE EVEN HALF YOU THATS TO MUCH FOR THE REST OF US
It’ll be very interesting if he does release pedos, if only because you can see he releases people like himself. Is even Trump that dumb?
He was so concern about CORRUPTION in Ukraine and now he’s pardoning all the corrupted in the US
Philip Teague I see that you’re a very stable genius.
Lmao, this can’t actually be happening – can it?
Bad Tan, is on a Roll..the Republicans have released their Monster…😉🤗..
And they cant reel him in.., Bad Tan, is too far gone..
What makes you think they don’t support every crazy thing he does? Occasionally one or two Republicans will say “that was bad” then vote for him anyway.
Something needs to stick when it comes to getting this orange POS out, I mean JFK seemed like a better person and look where he ended up.
Like hey what happened to all those 2nd amendmenters to help us out?? Huh? *crickets*
BREAKING NEWS: Trump pardons the Joker from Arkham Asylum !!
Whatever happened to “DRAIN THE SWAMP?” He just pardoned the swamp.
That’s how stupid his herd of cattle are! Drain the swamp by voting for the Orange Swamp Thing!
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-pardons <---MEET THE CONVICTED CRIMINALS THAT CONMAN OBAMA PARDONED OR GAVE CLEMENCY TO
Gosh, if only his buddy, Jeffrey Epstein, could’ve hung on for a few more days…
🤣🤣🤣
The president selling clemency, reminds me of the Catholic Church selling forgiveness or redemption. THE corruption stare us in or eyes and we can’t see it, or don’t care to
Selling? Go ahead and prove your statement.
@Robert Blackford here we , don’t u understand there is no court or justice to prove anything against the powerful wake the F up
Kind of like the way the DNC is selling out to Bloomberg and screwing the old Commie Hippy.
@Philip Teague to be honest with you both parties are after the same agenda, both are manipulated by same puppet master
Of course he is. In his mind, these acts shouldn’t be against the law.
What are you talking about ???
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-pardons <---MEET THE CONVICTED CRIMINALS THAT CONMAN OBAMA PARDONED OR GAVE CLEMENCY TO
Letting the current senate know that if and when their darker deeds come to light, he will protect them.
His associates are laughing every time they’re sentenced because they know Trump’s gonna pardon them. He’s a modern day Al Capone!