(CHICAGO) The election of Donald Trump as President could possibly help the cause of imprisoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. As the Chicago Tribune points out, Blagojevich needs either the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his case or a presidential pardon or clemency to cut short his recently reimposed 14-year sentence for public corruption offenses.
Blagojevich appeared as a contestant on Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2010, while he was awaiting trial. Even though Trump fired him for bungling the job he was given, the businessman and now President-elect praised Blagojevich, saying he had great respect for him and his tenacity, and that Blagojevich had “great courage.”
Blagojevich attorney Sheldon Sorosky tells the Tribune he has not yet talked with his client about approaching Trump, but Sorosky says such a move is “theoretically possible”.
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