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5. Blagojevich

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:18 AM

Feb 2022

Went to jail for trying to sell a Senate seat...just saying

Oh and

Blagojevich appeared on season 9 of The Celebrity Apprentice in Spring 2010, asserting that he has the "skill and know-how to get things accomplished" on the series. Series star and producer Donald Trump praised Blagojevich's "tremendous courage and guts", and predicted that he would become one of the show's breakout stars.[123] Trump subsequently fired Blagojevich in the fourth episode of the season, which aired April 4, 2010.[124]

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FOR SALE: How Donald Trump Sold Pardons For Personal Gain [View all] babylonsister Feb 2022 OP

Guess Trump didn't report that to the IRS last year . . . . . no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 #1

Anything was for sale in the Trump White House PatSeg Feb 2022 #2

I hope the new administration counted the silverware when they took over. colorado_ufo Feb 2022 #10

They did. tavernier Feb 2022 #23

LOL! colorado_ufo Feb 2022 #25

Ha, ha, ha!!! PatSeg Feb 2022 #26

Hmm... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #3

Hopefully this is on that very long list. nt babylonsister Feb 2022 #4

Blagojevich underpants Feb 2022 #5

(same as he was gonna do with those classified docs he stole?) n/t CousinIT Feb 2022 #6

Beat me to it. GoCubsGo Feb 2022 #19

Thing is most Americans don't know how much effort US puts into laws to prevent Gov't corruption.... TigressDem Feb 2022 #7

A crime spree of epic proportions. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #8

I've wondered about this, I figured he must have been getting paid somehow FakeNoose Feb 2022 #9

Reminds me of Ray Blanton in TN when I was a kid. paleotn Feb 2022 #11

YEP, we moved to tennessee in 78 just when this was exploding....I also thought of Blanton.... spanone Feb 2022 #21

Did #FailedCoupGuy Quid Pro Quo pardons for working on his coup? L. Coyote Feb 2022 #12

...K&R... spanone Feb 2022 #13

Grifter Family Schlapp Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #14

I think we understand that every molecule in Trump's body is corrupt Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #15

He'll just saying everyone is picking on him for political gain SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #16

Here's a novel idea. DNC. Create simple ad of Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #17

"Informal rules and customs" gratuitous Feb 2022 #18

And of course Daddy Bush was advised to pardon his Iran Contra gang by the self same AG Barr hedda_foil Feb 2022 #20

And yet not fooled Feb 2022 #22

Proactively, Dems should pass a law stating that former Presidents/family/staff RicROC Feb 2022 #24

Lick Diarrhea Donny's gold toilet; get a pardon Blue Owl Feb 2022 #27