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.

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