On Tuesday, February 18, President Trump with excellent judgment commuted the 14 year prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, aka “Blago.” “We have commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich,” Trump said. “He’ll be able to go back home with his family after serving eight years in jail. That was a tremendously powerful, ridiculous sentence in my opinion. And in the opinion of many others.” The President thus brought to an end a disgraceful episode in American politics. After...
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Ron Paul: ‘NATO’s an Entangling Alliance We’d Be Better Off Without’
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