BetterGov Fact-Check: Blagojevich op-ed claims he went to prison for ‘practicing politics’

By LGIS News Service

May 29, 2018

Illinois' 40th governor, Rod Blagojevich, penned a column in the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, claiming that he was treated poorly by the Justice Department and is in prison for practicing politics.

Read BetterGov's assessment of his claims here.

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Better Government Association

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.

Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.

Donate

MORE NEWS

Politics

Jeanne Ives: 'Dump Gotion NOW, Gov. Pritzker or Trump will do it for you'

Politics

Who made the biggest political contributions in Illinois during week ending Sept.28?

Politics

Jeanne Ives: 'Pritzker's record is Anti-Democracy'

Politics

'Game on': New Border Czar dares Pritzker to block US efforts deport Illinois illegal aliens

Politics

Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois as of week ending Nov. 9

Prairie State Wire