Blagojevich Stripped Of Law License

CHICAGO, IL — Two weeks after he was released from federal prison, Rod Blagojevich is no longer licensed to practice law. Blagojevich, who served about eight years of a 14-year sentence for corruption charges before his sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump, has been stripped of his license by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

On Tuesday, the board said it found that while the ex-governor has not acknowledged any wrongful conduct or expressed remorse, he has engaged in a pattern of "dishonest and deceptive conduct," according to WGN.

The Illinois Supreme Court had already suspended Blagojevich's law license after his 2011 conviction.

"I haven't practiced law since 1995," Blagojevich said in response to the ARDC's decision. "Imagine yourself sitting on a plane and then the pilot announces before takeoff that he hasn't flown in 25 years. Wouldn't you want to get off that plane? I don't want to hurt anybody."

The former governor, who answered several questions from Patch readers in an interview last week, was released from prison Feb. 18, hours after Trump confirmed he was commuting his sentence.

A day later, he gave an interview on his front lawn, vowing to fight against what he called a broken, racist legal system.