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Trump expected to grant clemency to former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, ex-NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik
Blagojevich was sentenced in 2011 to 14 years in federal prison on corruption charges related to his solicitation of bribes in an attempt to "sell" Barack Obama's open Senate seat.
Image: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich attends a press conference at Northern Illinois University on Feb. 15, 2008.
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich attends a press conference at Northern Illinois University on Feb. 15, 2008.Amanda Rivkin / AFP via Getty Images file
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Feb. 18, 2020, 11:32 AM MST
By Adam Edelman
President Donald Trump is expected to grant clemency to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and removed from office in 2009 on corruption charges, and to former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, two people familiar with the president's plans said Tuesday.
The news comes hours after Trump signed an executive order granting a full pardon to former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. related to a decades-old corruption charge.
Blagojevich, 63, was sentenced in 2011 to 14 years in federal prison on corruption charges related to his solicitation of bribes in an attempt to "sell" the Senate seat Barack Obama left open after being elected president.
Blagojevich, a Democrat, has been serving his term at the low-security Federal Correctional Institute in Englewood, Colorado.
He was a contestant on Trump’s reality TV show "The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2010.
Kerik was sentenced in 2010 to four years in prison after pleading guilty to eight felony charges, including tax fraud.
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Trump pardons former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.
The ex-NFL owner pleaded guilty to fraud in 1998 for paying former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards $400,000 to help secure a casino license.
'Today is a great day': Jerry Rice reacts to Trump granting DeBartolo clemency
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Feb. 18, 2020, 9:59 AM MST / Updated Feb. 18, 2020, 11:02 AM MST
By Shannon Pettypiece
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order granting a full pardon to former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. related to a decades-old corruption charge, the White House said Tuesday.
DeBartolo, who presided over one of the greatest dynasties in football, pleaded guilty to failing to report a felony when he paid former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards $400,000 to help secure a casino license. DeBartolo had to pay a $1 million fine and was given two years probation in return for his testimony against Edwards, a Democrat.
DeBartolo was banned from the NFL for a year and turned over control of the team to his sister in 2000. While he was the team’s owner, the 49ers won five Super Bowls in 14 seasons. He was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 2016. His family had made their fortune as shopping mall developers.
The White House held a brief press event Tuesday to announce the pardon with four Hall of Famers on hand: Jerry Rice, Charles Haley, Ronnie Lott (who all played for the 49ers) and Jim Brown. The four said they had met with Trump to discuss DeBartolo.
"Today is a great day for him," said Rice, who won three Super Bowls with the 49ers under DeBartolo’s ownership. "I'm glad to be here and be a part of that. And you know, it's just something I'll never forget. You know, this man, he has done so much in the community, he has done so much in NFL football."
"I take my hat off to Donald Trump for what he did," Rice said.
Trump has issued 19 pardons since taking office.
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