BREAKING: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been released from federal prison after President Trump commutes his prison sentence.
was one of the people who advocated for his pardon, according to the White House — Rudy Giuliani, one of the president's personal lawyers.
on corruption charges related to his solicitation of bribes in an attempt to"sell" the Senate seat Barack Obama left open after he was elected president. Trump said"many people" thought the sentence was unfair."He'll be able to go back home to his family," he added.
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