Trump's decision today to free former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich from prison may give him a smidgen of credibility with the state's black community
CHICAGO — President Donald Trump's decision Tuesday to free former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich from prison may give him a smidgen of credibility with the state's black community.
Jackson’s team declined to comment Tuesday, but Democratic state Rep. Kam Buckner was among those to praise Blagojevich's release while slamming Trump. “There are people who feel comfortable with our community and look comfortable with our community, and it’s not a put-on or strained. And that was Blagojevich,” said Cobb, who argued there are some African Americans who believe Blagojevich got such a long sentence because he was friendly to the black community.
Len Goodman, Blagojevich’s attorney, confirmed with POLITICO that Trump’s team relayed in a phone call that Blagojevich’s sentence was commuted. But he doesn’t know when the former governorMany of the state's top Democrats were outraged by Trump's decision. Illinois Gov. J.B.
“With the challenges we have with ongoing public corruption, Blagojevich is a real touchstone for a lot of people about what is wrong in Illinois politics and it’s unfortunate that this has happened with this president,” she told reporters in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday. Even though commuting Blagojevich earned Trump some praise, the ex-governor's supporters say the president's negatives far outweigh any positives.
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