U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned Rod Blagojevich, a former Illinois governor whose jail sentence for corruption he commuted five years ago during his first term.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned Rod Blagojevich, a former Illinois governor whose jail sentence for corruption he commuted five years ago during his first term.
I think he is explicitly and for no other purpose pardoning and showing favor to overtly corrupt people (like his DOJ withdrawing charges against NYC mayor Adams), because those are the people he wants in positions of control regardless of party. It may seem like, “what is he even doing paying attention to this Democrat from years ago,” but it’s a signal to everyone that as long as they swear fealty, they will be allowed to exercise unchecked power and self-interest.
It fits into the J6 pardons as well. It also is (surprise, surprise) exactly how Russia operates.
this fits a lot of the evidence. It’s such obvious pantomime - like screaming and jumping up and down yelling “WE ARE GOING TO CRIME A LOT” when you read the news every day.
For example: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/10/trump-doj-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-pause.html
They have also both been publicly glazing him since.