Blagojevich to seek clemency or pardon from Trump, wife says

With his court appeals exhausted, attorneys for imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will seek clemency or perhaps a pardon from President Donald Trump, his wife Patti says.

A petition for a commutation was filed in the waning days of the Obama administration, but it was administratively closed last May before his appeals were completed.

Patti Blagojevich said regardless of whether the paperwork gets refiled, she pointed out that "the president, as we know, can do anything he wants, whenever he wants."

Hours after the Supreme Court decision, the former first lady granted an interview to Fox News where anchor Tucker Carlson let her make a "pitch" for a presidential pardon. She said she was disappointed the court passed on a chance to offer clarity about when political fundraising becomes criminal activity.

"This is so dangerous," she said. "Because it allows the FBI and power-hungry, overzealous prosecutors like Patrick Fitzgerald, who prosecuted both my husband and Scooter Libby, to go after anyone that they don't like."

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