President Donald Trump, besieged by multiple investigations, resurrected the specter of a commutation for imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Sunday by using social media to urge supporters to watch a Fox News interview with former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich.
In the interview, which aired Friday night, Patti Blagojevich attempted to liken a new probe into questionable spending on Trump’s 2017 inauguration to what she thought were injustices in an unrelated criminal matter — namely her husband’s conviction on federal corruption charges over attempting to extort campaign contributions in exchange for favorable legislation — including a children’s hospital.
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