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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu May 31, 2018, 11:11 AM May 2018

Trump considering clemency for Blagojevich, Stewart [View all]

Source: The Hill

BY JORDAN FABIAN - 05/31/18 12:03 PM EDT

President Trump on Thursday said he is considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and pardoning TV personality Martha Stewart.

Trump’s comments come hours after he pardoned conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who pleaded guilty to a felony campaign finance violation.

This developing report will be updated

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/390064-trump-considering-clemency-for-blagojevich-stewart

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Trump considering clemency for Blagojevich, Stewart [View all] DonViejo May 2018 OP

LOL, he thinks he is a god-king handing out boons! Thomas Hurt May 2018 #1

THIS BumRushDaShow May 2018 #4

All a show DownriverDem May 2018 #22

He's getting ready to pardon Manafort and Co. RandySF May 2018 #2

He is pardoning every corrupt liar he can find. marylandblue May 2018 #3

Yup MFM008 May 2018 #21

Every day DownriverDem May 2018 #23

This must be his idea of prison reform. JohnnyRingo May 2018 #5

Must be some big news pending against tRump that he's preparing diversions to control news cycle. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #6

But both of them have spent time in jail, greymattermom May 2018 #7

How many others, that are not a sheriff, or some "celebrity" has he pardon................ turbinetree May 2018 #8

I presume you're referring to the Kristian Saucier case Jake Stern May 2018 #14

I look at the navy seal taking pictures in a "classified" setting has a act of spying turbinetree May 2018 #20

First he wasn't a SEAL he was a regular sailor Jake Stern May 2018 #30

minngal marieo1 May 2018 #9

If he is above the rule of law, there will be duforsure May 2018 #10

Except a presidential pardon is the rule of law. former9thward May 2018 #24

He is abusing his power of the pardon!!! Initech May 2018 #11

Blagojevich - Fuck that Cosmocat May 2018 #12

What? paleotn May 2018 #13

I'd be surprised if Martha was pardoned Renew Deal May 2018 #15

He's pardoning a Democrat (Blago) and a well-known liberal (Stewart) so when he pardons Manafort it Still In Wisconsin May 2018 #16

State charges videohead5 May 2018 #25

Presidential pardons for Federal charges only? Still In Wisconsin May 2018 #29

Blagojevich Was on Celebrity Apprentice herding cats May 2018 #17

Thank you for connecting the dots here. Eugene May 2018 #27

WTF! He's just pardoning celebrity cases that were in the news. Kablooie May 2018 #18

Stewart is to soften the ground leftynyc May 2018 #19

The proposed Blagojevich pardon is a big FU to Illinois Democrats. greatauntoftriplets May 2018 #26

He's trying to screw blue-wave May 2018 #28