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.

4 days ago · 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.

4 days ago · 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.. The Republican president called the Democratic former governor, who once appeared on Trump’s reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice,” “a very fine person” and said the …

4 days ago · President Trump has pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption-related crimes, including trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat vacated by former President Barack Obama.

4 days ago · Blagojevich, who was the Democratic governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, was removed from office and later convicted of charges that included a scheme to sell an appointment to fill the vacant ...

4 days ago · President Trump signed a full pardon on Monday for Rod R. Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who was convicted of corruption in 2011 in a scheme to sell a Senate seat being ...

4 days ago · President Donald Trump has pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who served eight years in prison over corruption charges before it was cut short by Trump during his first ...

4 days ago · Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks after pardon by President Trump 19:10. Months after his release, Blagojevich filed a federal lawsuit claiming his removal from office by the Illinois ...

4 days ago · Blagojevich entered prison in 2012 after being sentenced to 14 years. He served eight years. He served eight years. Trump commuted Blagojevich's prison sentence before leaving office in 2020.

5 days ago · WASHINGTON — 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. The ...