The president also misstated the reason for Blagojevich’s conviction. This is an act of kindness, and I also believe it’s the beginning of a process to actually turn an injustice into a justice.” I personally wouldn’t.” If Dee were in his shoes, she’s leave and start fresh somewhere else away from the spotlight. Supporters remained Wednesday morning as Blagojevich prepared to speak, adding to a carnival-like atmosphere on the sidewalk. “If I have the ability to vote, I’m gonna vote for him.” Blagojevich is free to vote in any upcoming election now that he’s been released from prison, according to Matt Dietrich, a spokesman for the Illinois State Board of Elections. “I’m returning home today from a long exile a freed political prisoner,” he said.
He also spoke a little Spanish, one of his go-to moves on the campaign trail. [George] Ryan got a slap on the wrist for what he did. The helicopters drive her nuts.” Blagojevich’s 14-year prison term was commuted by Trump in a wave of clemency moves. (e.g., "Cubs, woo! Newer Than: Search this thread only; Search this forum only. Rod Blagojevich used his first full day of freedom Wednesday to thank President Donald Trump for commuting his prison sentence and take the first shot at redefining his legacy. The Wednesday press conference came one day after Rod Blagojevich and his family got the news they’ve been waiting on for years: His 14-year prison sentence for corruption is over, officially halted by Trump. From the top bunk, Blagojevich said, he would look out a small, barred window and dream of holding his wife’s hand again. Since news of Trump’s commutation, reporters have been camped out on the block. The crowd had died down considerably but periodically someone would walk by, often while walking a dog, and peer at the house’s windows to see if they could spot Blagojevich inside.One bicyclist who was cutting through the neighborhood Wednesday joked that soon everyone would be posting sightings of Blagojevich online if he starts his jogging routine again. “That was a tremendously powerful, ridiculous sentence in my opinion.” Blagojevich had been scheduled to be released in March 2024. But I think after today, people just need to leave him alone and let him get back to his life,” said Adrian Collins, another neighbor.Collins used to see Blagojevich running around the neighborhood or Horner Park with a security detail back when he was governor. Politics can be crooked and my neighbor is an example of that,” Dee said. Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers (born October 31, 1941) is an American entertainer.He was born in the South Side of Chicago.. Wickers is known as a longtime Chicago Cubs fan and local celebrity in the Chicago area. “Really, more focus should be put on why Trump is giving out a pardon.”Davis thinks commuting Blagojevich is an election tactic to change the conversation after the president’s own recent corruption scandal and impeachment acquittal. He’s very good at deflecting,” said Joshua Davis, another neighbor. The governor was charged with conspiring to sell the Senate seat — along with shaking down a children’s hospital and suburban racetrack — and was arrested before he appointed someone to Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. “Rod Blagojevich did not sell the Senate seat,” Trump wrote. He urged anyone facing hardship — he called them his “fellow underdogs” — to think of their own families as they deal with their struggles. She said the former governor was a great neighbor who used to come to her house and play basketball with her son, but she doesn’t agree much with his politics. “Welcome to the circus,” the masked man told reporters and news helicopters hovered above the family’s Mediterranean-style home. These are selected by the writer and confirmed by the editor“Seeing a gun in school is really disturbing.
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