Illinois GOP leader blasts ‘very disappointing’ Blagojevich commutation
(New York Post Politics)

The leader of Illinois’ House Republicans blasted the commutation of former governor Rod Blagojevich’s corruption sentence by President Trump on Tuesday. “This action distracts and also dilutes what I think is the proper role of the Department of Justice: to root out corruption,” said Rep. Jim Durkin, Illinois’ House Minority Leader, in a fiery press...