Trump commutes sentence of impeached Illinois governor, pardons ex-NYPD commissioner and ‘junk bond king’
United States President Donald Trump has granted clemency to 11 white-collar criminals, including former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on February 18.
The president has suggested that Blagojevich’s prosecution is linked to Trump’s longtime opposer, former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey who is a close friend