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Watch: Blagojevich speaks outside Chicago home following release

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich held his first scheduled press event since President Donald Trump commuted his sentence for political corruption.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 19: Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich arrives home from prison after his sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump on February 19, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Blagojevich had been serving time in federal prison for attempting to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat when Obama was elected president. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich starts speaking at around 28 minutes into the video

(AP) — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich held his first scheduled press event since President Donald Trump commuted his sentence for political corruption.

The Democrat answered questions Wednesday, February 19 outside his Chicago home about his future plans and whether he accepts any responsibility for the crimes that landed him in prison.

A large sign hanging on a porch of the home outside home expressed gratitude to the Republican Trump. It read, “Thanks Mr. President.”

Blagojevich walked out of a federal prison in Colorado on Tuesday after serving eight years of a 14-year sentence for wide-ranging political corruption and just hours after Trump officially commuted his sentence.