It could just be me…
But offering pardons for the for the former Illonis Governor and Food person seem to be aimed at sending a signal to those in Robert Mueller’s sights that he would have their backs if they don’t turn on him….
By the way?
President’s don’t really have to ask the DOJ to review their choice’s…
They have right to pardon whoever they want , charged with , or convicted of, federal crimes…
Trump told reporters in his private cabin aboard Air Force One he believes Blagojevich was “being stupid” but added that “every other politician” has done it and that his sentence is excessive.
“Eighteen years is, I think, really unfair,” Trump said, misstating the length of his prison term. “It’s a Democrat. You know D’Souza’s a Republican. And I’m seriously thinking about it.”
Blagojevich was removed from office and convicted of a wide array of corruption charges, including trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat after he was elected president in 2008. Blagojevich began serving a 14-year prison sentence in 2012.
He appeared on Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” reality TV show in 2010, but Trump said he doesn’t know him outside that appearance.
Stewart was convicted in 2004 for lying to federal investigators about suspected securities fraud and served time in federal prison. She also has ties to Trump through “The Apprentice,” having hosted a spinoff in 2005….
Any theories as to where Melania is?
That Tweet yesterday referencing the media “working overtime” and “rest assured” sure sounded like they were written by someone else…