Rod Blagojevich

They tried me twice after the first trial where they failed to convict me on their fake corruption charges. They were floating 18 months. And, you know, there were a lot of people in my team, like my lawyers, who thought that might be the prudent thing to do because you really can't beat these people. The system is rigged.

They tried me twice after the first trial where they failed to convict me on their fake corruption charges. They were floating 18 months. And, you know, there were a lot of people in my team, like my lawyers, who thought that might be the prudent thing to do because you really can't beat these people. The system is rigged.

And when they really want to get you, they'll just keep trying you and they'll get their judge to work with them and they'll ultimately convict you as they did me by using unlawful standards to criminalize things that are legal in politics and government. So the prudent thing, the safe thing, was to cut your losses and take the short period of prison time. But I felt, I wasn't a businessman.

And when they really want to get you, they'll just keep trying you and they'll get their judge to work with them and they'll ultimately convict you as they did me by using unlawful standards to criminalize things that are legal in politics and government. So the prudent thing, the safe thing, was to cut your losses and take the short period of prison time. But I felt, I wasn't a businessman.

And when they really want to get you, they'll just keep trying you and they'll get their judge to work with them and they'll ultimately convict you as they did me by using unlawful standards to criminalize things that are legal in politics and government. So the prudent thing, the safe thing, was to cut your losses and take the short period of prison time. But I felt, I wasn't a businessman.

I suppose if I was a businessman facing something like that, you'd make a business decision, you cut your losses, you realize... They're bleeding you financially. You can't afford lawyers. This is going to be an endless thing. It was already three years at that point that we had been fighting it. But I was the governor, twice elected by the people.

I suppose if I was a businessman facing something like that, you'd make a business decision, you cut your losses, you realize... They're bleeding you financially. You can't afford lawyers. This is going to be an endless thing. It was already three years at that point that we had been fighting it. But I was the governor, twice elected by the people.

I suppose if I was a businessman facing something like that, you'd make a business decision, you cut your losses, you realize... They're bleeding you financially. You can't afford lawyers. This is going to be an endless thing. It was already three years at that point that we had been fighting it. But I was the governor, twice elected by the people.

And, you know, these oaths don't mean a lot to some people. It sounds like a bunch of bullshit to say I swore on the Holy Bible. as the governor to preserve, protect the rule of law, the constitution. I just couldn't do it. And I knew it was all bullshit. It was all corrupt. They knew it was all corrupt. And it was all an effort to try to get me to admit it.

And, you know, these oaths don't mean a lot to some people. It sounds like a bunch of bullshit to say I swore on the Holy Bible. as the governor to preserve, protect the rule of law, the constitution. I just couldn't do it. And I knew it was all bullshit. It was all corrupt. They knew it was all corrupt. And it was all an effort to try to get me to admit it.

And, you know, these oaths don't mean a lot to some people. It sounds like a bunch of bullshit to say I swore on the Holy Bible. as the governor to preserve, protect the rule of law, the constitution. I just couldn't do it. And I knew it was all bullshit. It was all corrupt. They knew it was all corrupt. And it was all an effort to try to get me to admit it.

And if I admitted it, then the truth would never come out. They can never be exposed for what they did. And because I wouldn't do it, and I fought back, because if I'm right, and I know I am, and they were doing to me what they ultimately ended up doing to Trump, weaponizing their uncontrolled power and unlimited resources to criminalize political things.

And if I admitted it, then the truth would never come out. They can never be exposed for what they did. And because I wouldn't do it, and I fought back, because if I'm right, and I know I am, and they were doing to me what they ultimately ended up doing to Trump, weaponizing their uncontrolled power and unlimited resources to criminalize political things.

And if I admitted it, then the truth would never come out. They can never be exposed for what they did. And because I wouldn't do it, and I fought back, because if I'm right, and I know I am, and they were doing to me what they ultimately ended up doing to Trump, weaponizing their uncontrolled power and unlimited resources to criminalize political things.

If the truth comes out, they're going to be facing some sort of accountability, hopefully one day, and hopefully now with the new administration, they'll reform the laws.

If the truth comes out, they're going to be facing some sort of accountability, hopefully one day, and hopefully now with the new administration, they'll reform the laws.

If the truth comes out, they're going to be facing some sort of accountability, hopefully one day, and hopefully now with the new administration, they'll reform the laws.

Yep.

Yep.

Yep.