Will Blagojevich Get A Shorter Sentence?
Rod Blagojevich and his wife Patti speak to reporters following his corruption conviction on May 5, 2011. WBEZ/Flickr
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been pursuing an appeal of his corruption conviction and 14-year prison sentence. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would not take up the case.
Joining us to talk about that is Natasha Korecki, Politico’s top reporter in Illinois. She covered the Blagojevich trials for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Korecki has written about whether Blagojevich might get time off his sentence. In the following web-only conversation, we talk about that and a lawsuit targeting Obama's role in the Blagojevich case:
Links
- High Court Rejects Blagojevich Appeal In Corruption Case
- Blagojevich Asks For More Time To Appeal To Supreme Court
- Full Court Won’t Rehear Blagojevich Appeal
- Court Overturns Some Blagojevich Convictions
- Blagojevich Brother: I Was Fed’s `Pawn’ To Get Then-Governor
- Prosecutors Say Blagojevich Lawyers Misread Ruling
- Blagojevich Files New Argument In Appeal
- Audio Of Blagojevich Appeals Hearing Now Available