Wife says Blagojevich teaching history in prison Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is spending his time in federal prison teaching Civil War history and learning to play the guitar, while his attorneys work on an appeal, his wife said on Friday, the one-year anniversary of the beginning of his 14-year term for corruption.... More
On last day free, Blagojevich offers last words Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich embraced the public spotlight one last time Wednesday, claiming on the day before he reports to prison that he always believed what he did was legal and expressing faith that an appeal of his corruption convictions will succeed.... More
Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for political corruption included trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by then president-elect Barack Obama. More
After crime, punishment awaits ex-Gov. Blagojevich Rod Blagojevich was clearly the ringleader of the schemes for which he was convicted, a federal judge said Tuesday at the sentencing hearing for the ousted Illinois governor on corruption charges that include trying to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.... More
Prosecutors: Blagojevich should get 15 to 20 years Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich deserves a sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison for his convictions on corruption charges, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Prosecutors said Blagojevich, who was convicted of 18 corruption-related counts including that he tried to sell or trade the U.S. More
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Eric Trump suggested President Joe Biden was at fault for difficulty buying skin lotion in New York City.
The son of former President Donald Trump made the remarks during a Sunday interview on Fox News with host Maria Bartiromo.
The younger Trump insisted his father was "feeling great" despite the criminal prosecutions he is fighting.
"His fundraising numbers are off the chart," Trump opined.
Bill Maher isn't much better than Robert F. Kennedy Jr. when it comes to COVID vaccines , and he allowed the whackaloon anti-vaxxer to spread more dangerous lies, unchecked, on his show during an interview this Friday.
Maher went off the deep end when he wasn't allowed to do live shows during the pandemic and he hasn't gotten any better since.
Fox News host Maria Bartiromo confronted House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) for conducting "investigations that go nowhere."
During the Sunday Morning Futures program on Fox News, Bartiromo said Americans were upset at the prosecutions of former President Donald Trump.
"Well, look, I mean, at this point, American citizens are asking, what can you do about it?" Bartiromo challenged the chairperson.
SNL Weekend Update host Colin Jost was this year's headliner at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and he wrapped up his roast with some serious comments about his late grandfather who passed away this past year:
The “Saturday Night Live” comedian honored his grandfather William Kelly, a longtime firefighter on Staten Island who painted houses and worked as a substitute teacher.
“My grandfather, a Staten Island firefighter, voted for you, Mr.
University of Pennsylvania law professor Kate Shaw said the U. S. Supreme Court appears poised to create a presidential immunity doctrine just to protect former President Donald Trump.
Shaw spoke out on ABC's This Week on Sunday following arguments before the high court in Trump's election interference case.
ABC host George Stephanopoulos observed that the court "is ready to carve out some immunity for presidents."
"So I'm a constitutional law professor," Shaw explained.
Fox's Laura Ingraham is very angry that CNN's John Berman dared to point out that none of Trump's family members have chosen to attend his trial in Manhattan while discussing Trump's whiny birthday message to Melania.
Hey Laura, if Trump knew how to keep his you-know-what in his pants, maybe he wouldn't be missing his wife's birthday while he sits in court.
Here's more from Mother Jones on the message:
The former president, who is on trial for falsifying business records related to an alleged affair, complained that he couldn’t be with his wife.