Former Democratic gov to party: Put your country above your hatred for Trump
The Imprisonment of Rod Blagojevich and the Weaponization of Prosecutions
In this interview, Tucker Carlson speaks with former Democratic Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, about his experience being imprisoned for political reasons and how it relates to the current situation with President Trump.
Blagojevich's Experience
- Blagojevich was incarcerated for eight years on bogus corruption charges.
- He was arrested as a sitting governor at six o'clock in the morning allegedly trying to sell President-elect Obama's senate seat. It was a political deal that Obama started.
- They tried him twice using an unlawful standard to get convictions at a second trial when they couldn't convict him on their fake charges the first trial.
- Being accused alone is a kind of sentence for the person accused.
Comparison to Trump's Situation
- Blagojevich believes that what is happening to President Trump is more than deja vu all over again.
- What they're doing now to President Trump at the major league level is not only frightening but probably the most threatening thing to our republic since South Carolina fired shots at Fort Sumner that started the Civil War.
- Tucker Carlson notes that very few people stood up or even bothered to assess the actual evidence during Blagojevich's prosecution.
- There are still tapes being covered up by those who prosecuted Blagojevich, and he knows for a fact what's on those tapes.
Call-to-action
- Blagojevich calls on both Republicans and Democrats to stand up and defend the constitution against third world politics.
- He urges his fellow Democrats to put their country above their hatred for Trump and be against the weaponization of prosecutions by political people who have uncontrolled power and are going to destroy our freedoms.
Former Governor Rod Blagojevich on American Politics
In this section, former Governor Rod Blagojevich talks about his experience with the justice system and expresses his concern for the current state of American politics.
Concern for American Politics
- Blagojevich expresses his love for America but is concerned about the actions of some bad people in government.
- He believes that it is wrong to do something like this to an American president, regardless of their political party.
- Blagojevich emphasizes that the side covering up evidence is the side that's lying.
Overall, former Governor Rod Blagojevich expresses his concern for the current state of American politics and emphasizes the importance of transparency and honesty in government.
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