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Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland leaves federal appeals court in New York on March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Trump’s latest pardons benefit an array of political allies and public figures

The latest pardons by President Donald Trump are another example of him flexing his power to bestow clemency on political allies and prominent public officials, including those convicted of defrauding the public.
 
Gov. George Ryan speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill, on May 22, 2002. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption

 
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say

 
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

With firings and lax enforcement, Trump moving to dismantle government’s public integrity guardrails

 
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, right, speaks, Oct. 21, 2020, during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence

 

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Editorial Roundup: Illinois

 
FILE - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks with news reporters Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, in Springfield, Ill. Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often pulled great and sometimes puzzling quotations out of thin air to emphasize his positions, found himself at the other end Thursday, March 212, 2024, when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit attempting to return to public life by quoting Dr. Seuss: “Just go.” (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Quoting Dr. Seuss, ‘Just go, Go, GO!’ federal judge dismisses Blagojevich political comeback suit