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Trump pardons former governor jailed for corruption (www.rawstory.com)

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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.

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[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He's normalizing corruption. He doesn't think it should be prohibited for people to misuse their office to provide political favors.

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Make it make sense, make it go away. Make more Luigis.