{"id":2381929,"date":"2024-12-19T13:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rod-blagojevich-suggests-trump-sue-pritzker-for-calling-him-a-rapist\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T13:08:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:08:59","slug":"rod-blagojevich-suggests-trump-sue-pritzker-for-calling-him-a-rapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rod-blagojevich-suggests-trump-sue-pritzker-for-calling-him-a-rapist\/","title":{"rendered":"Rod Blagojevich suggests Trump sue Pritzker for calling him a &#8216;rapist&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frod-blagojevich-suggests-trump-sue-pritzker-for-calling-him-a-rapist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2381929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has suggested that former President Donald\u2064 Trump \u2062should consider suing \u200dcurrent Illinois\u2062 Governor J.B. \u2062Pritzker for \u200dcalling \u2064him a &#8220;rapist.&#8221; Blagojevich&#8217;s comments come \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">amidst ongoing discussions<\/a> about political accusations adn\u2063 their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-exposed-inflated-covid-deaths-by-1600-throughout-the-election-violated-multiple-federal-laws-peer-reviewed-study-findsstate-local-governments-must-act\/\" title=\"CDC Exposed: Inflated Covid Deaths By 1600% Throughout The Election, \u201cViolated Multiple Federal Laws\u201d Peer-Reviewed Study Finds\u2026State, Local Governments Must Act\">legal implications<\/a>. The situation highlights tensions \u200bbetween the two governors and raises questions \u200cabout the\u2064 boundaries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-steven-crowder-announces-lawsuit-against-facebook\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Steven Crowder Announces Lawsuit Against Facebook\">political discourse<\/a> and defamation in the realm of public service.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rod Blagojevich suggests Trump sue JB Pritzker for calling him a &lsquo;rapist&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1915748\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Illinois Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rod-blagojevich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rod Blagojevich<\/a> warned Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/j-b-pritzker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">J.B. Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL) that calling President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> a rapist could result in him getting sued and having his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fascist-mi-ag-dana-nessel-threatens-lawyer-who-released-results-of-forensic-exam-of-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co\/\" title=\"\u201cFascist\u201d MI AG Dana Nessel Threatens Lawyer Who Released Results Of Forensic Exam of 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co.\">law license<\/a> revoked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On the heels of ABC News settling Trump&rsquo;s defamation suit for $15 million, Pritzker went on the record to refer to Trump as an &ldquo;adjudicated rapist&rdquo; due to the ruling in the civil case related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jay-leno-seems-to-defend-cancel-culture-you-either-change-with-the-times-or-you-die\/\" title=\"Jay Leno Seems To Defend Cancel Culture: \u2018You Either Change With The Times Or You Die\u2019\">writer&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2910853\/trump-posts-91-million-bond-carroll-case-appeals-defamation-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E.&nbsp;Jean&nbsp;Carroll<\/a>, in which a jury&nbsp;found Trump liable for sexual abuse rather than rape. In the case of ABC, it aired a segment in which host George Stephanopoulos claimed Trump was &ldquo;liable for rape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are malicious things that he&rsquo;s saying, particularly the rapist one when he should know better,&rdquo; Blagojevich said Wednesday on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsmax-tv\/rod-blagojevich-j-b-pritzker-donald-trump\/2024\/12\/18\/id\/1192198\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Greg Kelly Reports\">Greg Kelly Reports<\/a><\/em>. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a lawyer. He&rsquo;s a licensed attorney. And lawyers have a responsibility as officers of the court, even in the public square, to be truthful and honest. He could be facing the possibility of losing his law license, not to mention the fact that he ought to get his a** sued for what he&rsquo;s been saying because these are nasty, ugly lies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2732294&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9337a85e9e33e93b65d80a47ade32fcb\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump granted Blagojevich clemency for his corruption conviction. The former governor was sentenced to 14 years in prison, but Trump commuted the sentence in 2020. Online, Blagojevich&rsquo;s comments prompted further calls for lawsuits from another Trump ally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump should sue billionaire Governor [J.B.] Pritzker who falsely called him a rapist,&rdquo; former Trump adviser Roger Stone <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RogerJStoneJr\/status\/1869359038099800312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;The video clips are all here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has yet to comment on his settlement with ABC or any further references to himself as a &ldquo;rapist.&rdquo; It remains to be seen whether he will take further legal action.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement money will go towards establishing a &ldquo;presidential foundation and museum&rdquo; to be established by or for Trump, as past U.S. presidents have done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1915748\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1915748\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blagojevich advises Trump to sue Pritzker for &#8216;rapist&#8217; claim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2381930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rod-Blagojevich-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,4585,20657,44104,3634],"class_list":["post-2381929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-lawsuit","tag-pritzker","tag-rod-blagojevich","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rod-Blagojevich-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381929"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381933,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381929\/revisions\/2381933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}