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customerserviceguy

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10. Chicago politics

Tue Feb 18, 2020, 10:25 PM

Feb 2020

means you always have friends. And he took the hit himself without taking anyone else down. It wasn't just Blago and his wife & family who pushed Trump for this commutation. Also, the other pardons were for people who had long served their sentence, if I'm correct, so this one would be the most potential political trouble for Trump.

Somebody convinced Trump to do it, and my guess is that they convinced Trump they have some political connections in Illinois that would give him an edge in November.

Trump never does anything just for the good.

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45 has commuted Blago's sentence. [View all] murielm99 Feb 2020 OP

So maybe 45 is just warming up the pardon pen notinkansas Feb 2020 #1

It is some kind of diversion or he is just getting people used to pardons redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #3

45 will give him a job in DC don't worry. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #2

I think Trump's making a play for Illinois customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #4

Those blue areas are the population centers. murielm99 Feb 2020 #5

I didn't say that I thought it would work customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #6

Another reason might be that this Senate seat, murielm99 Feb 2020 #7

Could be a twofer. customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #8

I don't think Blago has any constituency remaining in Illinois, does he? Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2020 #9

Chicago politics customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #10

There are wealthy republicans in this state, murielm99 Feb 2020 #12

Primary Underwood? blue-wave Feb 2020 #14

Where do you get your information about Chicago politics? murielm99 Feb 2020 #13

I lived in the shadow of it for years customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #17

Blago has no friends here. murielm99 Feb 2020 #18

Well, Donald was busy today!! blue-wave Feb 2020 #11

The best theory I've heard is that it's to make his upcoming crony pardons appear more palatable. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2020 #16

Possible, very possible blue-wave Feb 2020 #19

he did this because he thinks comey had something to do w it. mopinko Feb 2020 #15