Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — who was released from prison yesterday after Trump commuted his sentence — says the President 'didn't have to do this.' Follow live updates:
Rod Blagojevich — pronounced Bluh-GOY-uh-vitch — had his 14-year prison sentence commuted yesterday after he served eight years.Blagojevich was the Democratic governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, when he was charged with corruption and thenThe charges against him:
The public corruption charges included trying to solicit money for an appointment to former President Barack Obama's Senate seat after the Chicagoan won the presidency. He was also accused of shakedowns involving a children's hospital, a racetrack owner and a building executive.The first of which resulted in a hung jury on all counts except lying to federal investigators.
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