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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tries to get into his house 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/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Federal judge orders early end to Rod Blagojevich’s supervised release

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In this March 14, 2012, file 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. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Rod Blagojevich, ex-Illinois governor given clemency by Trump, asks president to pardon Roger Stone

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich acknowledges Chicago Cubs' fan Ronnie Woo Woo after a news conference outside his home Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Chicago. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump commuted Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence for political corruption. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ** FILE **

Rod Blagojevich: Donald Trump saved ‘millions of lives’ with coronavirus response

By Jeff Mordock and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich dabs blood from his chin during a news conference outside his home Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Chicago. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump commuted Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence for political corruption. Blagojevich joked that it was the first time in a long time he has shaved with a normal razor. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Rod Blagojevich disbarment recommended by Illinois commission

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to his friends after giving a press conference at his Chicago home on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, one day after having his prison sentence commuted by President Donald Trump. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)/Daily Herald via AP)

Illinois lawyers say Blagojevich should be disbarred

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to his friends after giving a press conference at his Chicago home on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, one day after having his prison sentence commuted by President Donald Trump. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)/Daily Herald via AP)

TV analyst? Spokesman? Freed ex-governor goes job hunting

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

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

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tries to get into his house 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/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Blagojevich praises, endorses Trump as justice reformer

By MICHAEL TARM and KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

Patti Blagojevich smiles as her husband, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich touches her chin during a news conference outside his home Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Chicago, the morning after President Donald Trump on Tuesday, commuted Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence for political corruption. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

2-year lobbying effort pays off in freedom for Blagojevich

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

In this Dec. 7, 2011 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, speaks to reporters as his wife, Patti, listens at the federal building in Chicago. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, has commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. His case had been championed by his wife, Patti, who went on a media blitz in 2018. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Rod Blagojevich released from prison after Donald Trump pardon

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich exercises outside the Federal Correctional Institution-Englewood near Littleton, Colo. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, has commuted the 14-year prison sentence of Blagojevich. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP)

A timeline of Blagojevich’s political career, criminal case

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks with a well-wisher as he signs a baseball after he arrived at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago after his release from Colorado prison on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Blagojevich had 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. (Tim Boyle/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2012 file photo, former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich departs his Chicago home for Littleton, Colo., to begin his 14-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Blagojevich, authored, a column appearing on the conservative website Newsmax Jan. 1, 2020, arguing that Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives would have tried to impeach former President Abraham Lincoln. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Blagojevich: House Democrats would’ve impeached Lincoln, too

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President Donald Trump departs O'Hare International Airport after speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Report: Trump surveyed donors on freeing Blagojevich

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Illinois seeking to bar ex-governor from practicing law

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