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Ex-jailbird Rod Blagojevich declares himself a ‘Trumpocrat’

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich smiles as he arrives home in Chicago on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, after his release from Colorado prison late Tuesday. Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sprung from prison by President Trump, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a new political party: He’s a Trumpocrat.

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich smiles as he arrives home in Chicago on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, after his release from Colorado prison late Tuesday. Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Ex-jailbird Rod Blagojevich declares himself a ‘Trumpocrat’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this March 14, 2012, photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to the media outside his home in Chicago as his wife, Patti, wipes away tears a day before reporting to prison after his conviction on corruption charges. President Donald Trump is expected to commute the 14-year prison sentence of Blagojevich. The 63-year-old Democrat is expected to walk out of prison later Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) **FILE**

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