Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term. He planned to sign the pardon on Monday afternoon, according to the person, who was not authorized to discuss the planned pardon publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

President Donald Trump planned on Monday to issue a pardon for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a source familiar with the plan said. Blagojevich, a Democrat, was removed from office in 2009 after prosecutors said he tried to sell or trade the U.