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Trump commutes former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's sentence

by Associated Press
| February 18, 2020 11:30 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday commuted the 14-year prison sentence handed out to Rod Blagojevich for political corruption, saying the former Illinois governor was a victim of the same prosecutorial overreach that Trump claims targeted him and clearing the way for Blagojevich's release after more than eight years behind bars.

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