WASHINGTON — Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth cracked up talking about President Donald Trump's pardon of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), who was convicted of 18 corruption charges, including an effort to sell Barack Obama's senate seat after he was elected in 2008.

Raw Story discussed the matter with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) when Duckworth overheard the conversation and began laughing.

"Yeah, I've seen interviews. It sounds to me like it was also a politically motivated prosecution," Johnson said after talking about New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who had corruption charges dropped against him.

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"A convicted felon pardoning another convicted felon?" Duckworth asked. "That's all I gotta say."

"It's not good for anybody. It's not good for the country," she continued.

Duckworth added that she doesn't think anything could be done about it, but they could "ask the Supreme Court."

"Ask Susan Collins. She put some of those on the Supreme Court," she said.

Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison, but Trump commuted his sentence in February 2025, and he served nearly eight years.

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