- Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:55 am
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"But come on, Blago did enough time for his offense,..."-johnfibs
johnny, it's "offenseS" He didn't ONLY try to sell a Senate seat. He did a slew of other things too.
"The investigation became public knowledge when a federal judge revealed that Blagojevich was the "Public Official A" in the indictment of Tony Rezko. The case gained widespread attention with the simultaneous arrests of Blagojevich and Harris on the morning of December 9, 2008 at their homes by federal agents.[8][9] Blagojevich and Harris were each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and one count of soliciting bribes. The case involved sweeping pay to play and influence peddling allegations, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the U.S. Senate as a replacement for Barack Obama,..."
You sit there and regularly criticize Illinois for being one of the most corrupt states in the Union. But now, when both Republicans and Democrats in Illinois unanimously impeached the asshole and all five Republicans for Illinois asked Trump not to undermine Illinois' attempts at cleaning up the corruption by releasing Blogojevich, you're once again here whining about the unfairness to Rob while supporting corruption.
Stop getting all weepy for one of the most blatantly corrupt politicians you have seen in your lifetime. And stop acting the apologist and supporting political corruption this way.