π¨BREAKING: Trump signs a full an unconditional pardon for Rod Blagojevich, former Illinois Governor. "He was set up!"
REPORTER: "Are you considering him for ambassador to Serbia?"
TRUMP: "No, but I would. He's now cleaner than anyone in this room. He got a pardon." LMAO! π https://t.co/aqKxcFefsw
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I'm granting a full pardon to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. I believe he was wrongly targeted and given an unfairly harsh eighteen-year sentence. He's a good person with a supportive wife who fought hard for him. This pardon allows him to live a normal life. While I considered him for an ambassadorship, that's not happening, though I believe he's as clean as anyone here. This was a terrible injustice, and it's my honor to correct it.
Speaker 0: Next, we have, a full and unconditional pardon for former governor Rob Blagojevich of the state of Illinois. Good. It's my honor to do it. I've watched him. He was set up by a lot of bad people, some of the same people that I had to deal with.
He wasn't quite as successful, but he had somebody that saw what was going on. I didn't know him other than I believe he was on The Apprentice for a little while. He was a, just a very nice person. He had a fantastic wife. She fought like hell to get him out.
He was given a sentence of, like, eighteen years, and there was a sort of a terrible injustice. They just were after him. They go after a lot of people. These are bad people on the other side. So I think he's a, just a very fine person.
And this shouldn't have happened, and it shouldn't have happened to him. And, let him have a normal life and let him go out and do what he has to do. So, I'm signing this as a full pardon. Rod Blagojevic. Mister president, are you considering him for ambassador to Serbia?
No. But I would. I mean, he's not cleaner than anybody in this room. You gotta pardon. He's cleaner than anybody in the room.
Okay. Thank you, sir.
