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Donald Trump: “It's my honor to do it. I've watched him. He was set up by a lot of bad people. Some of the same people that I had to…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2025
It's my honor to do it. I've watched him. He was set up by a lot of bad people. Some of the same people that I had to deal with. I think he's a -- just a very fine person, and this shouldn't have happened, and it shouldn't have happened to him. And let him have a normal life and let him go out and do what he has to do. So I'm signing this as a full pardon, Rod Blagojevich.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump explains his reasoning for pardoning Blagojevich, emphasizing his belief that Blagojevich was wronged.

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