WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he's"very strongly" considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he's"very strongly" considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich , who is serving a 14-year prison term on multiple federal corruption convictions.
Trump suggested more than a year ago that he was considering a commutation for Blagojevich, who then filed paperwork requesting a commutation. The Republican president told reporters Wednesday night while returning to Washington aboard Air Force One that he thought Blagojevich, a Democrat, had been treated"unbelievably unfairly."
Trump says he's taking into consideration Blagojevich's wife and children and what was, in his view, mere braggadocio.
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