The retired American politician, Rod Blagojevich, appeared in an interview at Watters World on Fox News on 22 February 2020 after serving in prison for eight years. During the show, he made his comment favoring President Donald Trump and called Trump had the 'testicular virility necessary to do the right thing' which Obama lacked.
The Former Governor of Illinois mentioned:
"Well, let me just say this, that the current president has trumped the former president when it comes to the testicular virility necessary to do the right thing and to undo injustice. I went to prison and spent nearly eight years in prison for things that aren't crimes, routine politics."
Rod was convicted of an attempt to sell Obama's vacant senate seat when he was elected the President. Along with the case and other bribery crimes, he was sentenced to 14 years of prison.
After serving eight years, Trump had announced to commute the prison sentence of Rod Blagojevich on 18 February 2020. Concerning the same fact, Rod argued with the Television host, Anderson Cooper, who accused him of 'whole new alternate universe of facts' and the denial of admitting the guilt.
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Rod's Net Worth And Political Career
Rod Blagojevich enjoys the net worth of $100 thousand that he acquired from his political career. His political career began after he joined the United States House of Representatives for Illinois' 5th district in 1997. He served for six years until 2003 before he became the 40th Governor of Illinois.
Rod, who was the first Democrat to win the Illinois Governor, served until 2009.
Despite his ongoing career, he got convicted of bribery and felon. As a consequence, the authority arrested him on 9 December 2008 and charged him for corruption. It also included his crime of attempting to sell Barack Obama's vacant senate seat after he (Obama) became the President of the United States.
The court sentenced him 14 years of prison in which he served for eight years. Recently, the current President, Donald Trump, commuted him in February 2020.
Rod Blagojevich Returned To His Chicago House
Following Donald Trump's commute on his prison sentence, Rod Blagojevich returned his Chicago home after eight years. After his return, he made his comments on the broken justice system and thanked Trump for his action.
Rod Blagojevich returned to his Chicago home after release from prison (©: nytimes.com)
"It's been a long, long journey. I'm bruised, I'm battered, and I'm bloody," he responded to his long imprisonment. The scenario of Rod backing to his house appeared as him being tied with his fellow Illionoisians whom he had left at the same spot, i.e., Chicago home.
Rod Is Married For Twenty-Nine Years; Has Two Children
Rod Blagojevich, age 63, is in a longterm married life with his wife, Patrick 'Patti' Blagojevich, with whom he tied a nuptial knot on 25 August 1990. Patti is known for competing in the NBC reality show, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here in June 2009. Patti, the first lady of Illinois, worked for the illiteracy eradicating institutions and Illinois Pediatric Vision Initiative. However, she was fired in 2009.
Rod and Patti are also parents to their two children, namely, Amy and Annie. Amy was attending Northwestern University when her father was sentenced to prison. Annie was eight years old when Rod went to jail.
Rod Blagojevich with his wife and daughters (©: Zimbio.com)
Rod reunited with his family after eight years in their Chicago house, excluding the fact that Patti and her daughters made frequent visits when Rod was in jail.
Rod's Education Info And His Nationality
Born as Milorad Blagojevic in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States in 1956, Rod celebrates his birthday on 10 December. He has a background of Serbian ancestry and holds an American nationality.
He garnered his high school education from Northwestern University before joining Pepperdine University Law School. He graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University.