THE PARDON: The Politics of Presidential Mercy, by Jeffrey Toobin “When it comes to pardons, presidents are kings,” the legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin writes in his new book, “The Pardon ...

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as “Blago.” By Julie Bosman President Trump signed a full pardon on ...

He’s been nothing but kind to me." Blagojevich discussed what it was like talking to the president via phone call about his pardon, before describing their relationship. The former governor ...

(The Center Square) – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is no longer a convicted felon after President Donald Trump granted a full pardon. Among a slew of executive orders Trump signed Monday ...

President Trump on Monday signed a full and unconditional pardon for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who served eight years in prison on corruption charges until Trump commuted his sentence ...

President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois who was convicted on multiple charges of corruption in 2011 ...

By the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, he may well receive a pardon. That’s what many recent pardons (Paul Manafort, the Biden clan, the January 6 insurrectionists) suggest: Presidential ...

The same day, he issued a full pardon to former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich for trying to sell a U.S. Senate appointment, and the Justice Department ordered that public corruption charges ...

In a surprising turn of events, President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, who had faced serious corruption charges that led to his ...

President Trump is expected to issue a pardon to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, almost exactly five years after he commuted the Democrat’s 14-year sentence on federal corruption charges ...

President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full pardon to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted on 18 corruption counts, including for his attempt to sell President-elect Barack ...