Former Tennessee state lawmaker says, 'God used Donald Trump' to deliver pardon
Former Republican Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate campaign finance law, was pardoned by President Donald Trump Tuesday, just two weeks into a 21-month prison sentence.
Trump's Pardon Frees Ex-Lawmaker From Prison Camp
Released two weeks into a 21-month prison sentence for a campaign finance conspiracy conviction, a former Tennessee legislator thanked God and President Trump and ripped the Biden administration. "God used Donald Trump to save me,
A former Tennessee lawmaker wasn't allowed to reverse his guilty plea. Now, Trump has pardoned him
A former Republican Tennessee lawmaker has received a pardon from President Donald Trump two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme
Ex-Tennessee Lawmaker Announces Trump's Pardon 2 Weeks Into Prison Time for Campaign Finance Scheme
A former Republican Tennessee lawmaker says President Donald Trump has pardoned him two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme
Trump pardons former Tennessee lawmaker imprisoned in campaign fraud scheme
Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty to charges related to his attempts to funnel campaign money from his state legislative seat toward his failed 2016 congressional bid.
Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel
A former Tennessee lawmaker who was once represented by White House Counsel David Warrington said he received a pardon from President Donald Trump after pleading guilty to an illegal campaign finance scheme in 2022.
Trump pardons former Tennessee lawmaker Brian Kelsey
President Trump pardoned former Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey on Tuesday, two weeks into his prison sentence for campaign finance violations. Why it matters: The pardon is a major victory for Kelsey,
Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit ...
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Blagojevich compares his case to Trump's in FOX 32 interview, says 'corrupt' prosecutors should be in jail
Five years after his release from prison, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich still isn’t letting go of his conviction—and ...
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What’s next for pardoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich? A book and no apologies.
Perhaps the most telling moment of the news conference Rod Blagojevich held hours after President Donald Trump granted the disgraced ex-Illinois governor a full pardon came even before he answered ...
Notorious Alabama CEO joins long line for Trump pardons
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy wants a pardon from President Donald Trump. And why not? Isn't everybody these days?
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Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich: 'He was set up by a lot of bad people'
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, five years after commuting his 14-year sentence for political corruption charges. Blagojevich, a former ...
Trump pardons disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell a Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Trump commuted the former governor's sentence in 2020.
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Who is Rod Blagojevich, who was just pardoned by Trump?
President Trump on Monday signed a full and unconditional pardon for Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who served eight years in prison on corruption charges until Trump ...
Donald Trump Pardons Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich, who was a Democrat while in office, supported Trump in the 2024 election and attended last July's GOP Convention.
Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, sources say
Prosecutors in the DOJ that handle public corruption cases have been told the unit will be signification reduced, and that ...
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Editorial: Chicago needs a new presidentially appointed top federal prosecutor. Immediately.
Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...