Illinois GOP warns Trump: 'Stupid' to free Blagojevich

[DonViejo]

By Manu Raju and Ashley Killough, CNN

Updated 10:02 PM ET, Fri June 8, 2018

Washington (CNN)Illinois Republicans in Congress are making an urgent plea to President Donald Trump: Don't let Rod Blagojevich off the hook.

The former Democratic governor, who's serving a 14-year sentence stemming from felony corruption charges, is filing official clemency paperwork after Trump told reporters he was considering a commutation.

But publicly and privately, Republicans from Illinois say that doing so would be a huge mistake -- and send the wrong message to politicians who abuse their public offices for personal gain. "I'm not going to talk about his thinking, but I think pardoning Blagojevich would be stupid," said Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger.

Multiple Republicans in the delegation told CNN that they have relayed their concerns directly to the White House to warn Trump of the consequences of showing leniency on Blagojevich, warning that doing so would lead to a major uproar given that the governor's corruption scandal left the state reeling for years.

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[spanone]

1. that will only give him more incentive.

[duforsure]

2. Never in my life,

Have I ever seen someone make so many people hate him , and a President to boot.

[Volaris]

3. Lol DEMOCRATS in Illinois don't want his ass let out.

But I suppose if dems said that, Rods worthless ass would be walking the streets of Chicago the next day...Trump would do it just to be contrarian.

[beachbum bob]

4. It's a win-win for Illinois democrats and democrats nationally

Whether trump follows thru with Blago pardon..as it firmly establishes republicans and trump are not trustworthy on corruption....another stake to drive in the GOP. Trump is the gift that's keeps giving and giving

[ooky]

6. And nothing says "drain the swamp" quite like

pardoning a corrupt governor who was caught trying to sell a Senate seat. All those "drain the swampers" get something else to deny to the,selves as they look in the mirror every day.

[Garrett78]

5. "...politicians who abuse their public offices for personal gain." Uh...

I sure hope those Republicans from Illinois are consistent in their viewpoint.

[RandomAccess]

7. The IL GOP has probably just ensured Trump will do it

The only thing more certain would be if it were the Dems who denounced the idea.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Which is why he'll do it

[AwakeAtLast]

9. The heads of my So. IL Repuke friends

will pop clean from their bodies, heh heh.