joining us live is patti blagojevich, the former blagojevich, the former governor's w the first survivor of alzheimer's disease blagojevich, the former governor's w is out there. and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. visit alz.org to join the fight. judge jeanine: the president still considering a possible pardon of martha stewart and controversial former illinois governor rod blagojevich. this after he pardoned dinesh d'souza. d'souza * says he was singled out because he wrote a not so flattering movie about obama. joining us is patti blagojevich. >> thank you, judge, thanks for having me. judge jeanine: your house rod has been in jail for how many years? >> he's going into his 7th year now. judge jeanine: how old were your children when they first went to jail in. >> my little one was 4th grade and my older one was in 7th grade. it's really tough. judge jeanine: now your older one is how old? >> she is graduating from college this month. and my little one, her high school graduation was awful. senior prom. all those big special

we were just talking with patti blagojevich. a lot of people think 14 years in jail for her husband who apparently upset the obama administration was a bit much given there was nothing other their run-of-the-mill campaign stuff where what you guys should do is, you know, let's do some fundraising. who doesn't do that? your local mayor does it. >> my heart goes out to her. the story she was tell being her children was very sympathetic to her. but what happened there was the sort of the fire starter for what ultimately they ended up doing to candidate trump and president trump. they were getting away with so much latitude and prosecutorial overreach and basically weaponizing these agencies and using them as political instruments, whether they were crimes like dinesh d'souza or the nonsense and factual incorrectness of the blagojevich situation, they knew they could put people in jail and make big splashes and disrupt and subvert the rule of law. one of the things the president is doing by putting out these pardons. he's sending a

. >> patty blagojevich has been pleading for the pres. to pardon her husband, former democratic governor of illinois rod blagojevich so it is not a crime the president acknowledged he is considering the pardon. in 2012 he was convicted on several corruption charges mostly related to trying to sell the senate seat left vacant when barack obama was president. the former governor was tape-recorded by the fbi saying president-elect obama's senate seat. and he was sentenced to 14 years in a federal prison outside denver since 2012. >> he filed a series of appeals to the supreme court and they were all denied. now his only hope is the pres. and the two happen to know each other. he appeared on donald trump's reality show the apprentice. >> we know donald trump is a kind man, compassionate god has always been kind to my family, knows how important it is my husband gets home to be a father to our daughter, we can't help but be hopeful. >> the pres. officially pardoned him, he was treated very unfairly by the government. in 2014 he pleaded guilty

patti blagojevich recently appealed to trump to help her husband.ere she is last month. >> he has a relationship with him from when he was on "the apprentice." president trump has said numerous times and made public statements astonished at the length of the sentence. >> reporter: the president said the recent pardons are not meant to send a message to his political allies tied up in the russia investigation. but democratic senator mark warner suggesting otherwise tweeting the possibility that he may also be sending a message to witnesses in a criminal investigation into his campaign is extremely dangerous. in the united states of america, no one is above the law. and the president says that he's also considering a pardon for alice marie johnson, the grandmother serving a life sentence on a first time drug charge. kim kardashian has urged himo pardon johnson. >>> nationwide protests are set for today demanding an end to the separation of children from their illegal immigrant parents. what's being called the national day of action for children kicked

patty blagojevich, wife of rod blagojevich. as you know, if you are a regular justice viewer. opening statement at this time every saturday. more often than not it's whatever has gone the me fired up this week.

. >> the reason we know this is patti blagojevich was on fox news last night. she went after mueller and james comey. if you pardon rod blagojevich, he is happy to go on television. >> amen corner. it is something you are starting to hear from the trump team. this is about the criminalization of politics. >> yeah. exactly. >> okay. thank you. the white house pushing a clear message the mueller investigation should not be trusted. is that working and with whom? well, we have former clinton white house secretary joe is lockhart who will join us about all of these pardons. is there a difference? >>> and the next season of khrebgt apprentice. is it? when you switch to liberty mutual, you could save $782 on auto and home insurance. and still get great coverage for you and your family. call for a free quote today. you could save $782 when liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. this is the story of green mountain coffee roasters dark magic told in the time it takes to brew your cup. first, we head to vermont. and go to our coffee shop. and meet dave. hey. w

. >> patti blagojevich, rod's wife, talked about this last night.the same people that did this to my family. secretly taped us and twisted the facts and perverted the law that ended up with my husband in jail. these same people are trying to do the same thing they did to my husband on a much larger scale. they were emboldened. they took down a governor and now they have their sights much higher. >> hitting on the theme you spoke about. what is standing in the president's way of pardoning michael cohen and michael flynn and paul manafort? >> nothing is standing in the way. if he did that, i'm not convinced we would have the so-called constitutional crisis everyone is predicting. so far, republicans have sat by quietly as the president takes these kinds of steps. my guess is they do the same again. >> former house speaker john boehner yesterday at a conference on mackinac island. he had something to say about his party. listen. >> there is no republican party. there's a trump party. republican party is kind of neighboring -- kind of taking a nap somew

i point you to patty blagojevich, former illinois governor's wife, she's done a number of fox news interview, six days in which she's quite clearly trying to butter donald trump up, saying it takes a strong and big man to do theht thing and pardon my husband. she also talks about how he -- he, rod blagojevich, is much like donald trump, a victim of the deep state, a victim of unfair prosecution. that's not by accident. look, to the extent these people are listening to their lawyers, their lawyers may well be saying, your best case -- and rod blagojevich's case, all his appeals ran out, supreme court denied to hear it. the only option to not stay in prison through 2024 lies with donald trump. his wife knows that. he knows it. and they know at least they inkd persuade the president of the united states and that is through an appearance on fox news. yes, is that weird? sure. but it is the reality. >> it is 2018, nothing is weird anymore. let's be honest. michael, we heard from rudy giuliani speaking with chris cuomo last night and shifting story, lies, however you want to define them, about tha

patty blagojevich said she gets how this russia feepresident fe the whole russia investigation. >> i see the same people that did this to my family, the same people that secretly taped us and twisted the facts and perverted the law that ended up my husband in jail, you know, these same people are trying to do the same thing that they did to my husband, just on a much larger scale. >> with me now is rod blagojevich's brother, robert blagojevich, a co-defendant in the ex-governor's first trial. he wrote "fund-raiser a, my fight for freedom and justice." robert, nice to have you on. welcome, sir. >> thank you, brooke. >> first off, just what's your reaction to hearing that the president is considering commuting your brother's sentence? >> i'm cautiously optimistic. if president trump were gracious enough to commute rod's sentence and return him to his family, i think that would be a great justice and a reversal of what i think is a major injustice of 14 years in federal prison for a guy who did not take any money and for a guy who i know quite well who had no criminal intent during the

earlier today, i spoke to patty blagojevich who said she was not expecting the president's announcements today that he is considering pardoning her husband. shannon? >> shannon: thank you so much. two big developments tonight. let's break them down with former doj attorney tom dupree. mccabe and the pardons. we'll start there. great to have you with us, tom. breaking news tonight, jim comey has been interviewed by prosecutors who are examining whether or not they will bring charges against andrew mccabe. we know these two don't see eye to eye on the inspector general's report, which found that mccabe had lied four times, at least three of them under oath. comey tells a different story. what does this signal to you? >> the u.s. attorney's office for the district of columbia's taking this very seriously, as they should. the inspector general released a detailed report, it was extremely damaging findings that potentially exposed mccabe to criminal jeopardy. the inspector general made a referral, which does not guarantee an indictment or charges being brought, but it typically will ensure th

before we get into this let's actually bring up what patty blagojevich had to say in terms of mueller and comey. listen. >> the same people that did this to my family, the same people that secretly taped us and twisted the facts and perverted the law that ended up putting my husband in jail, you know, these same people are trying to do the same thing that they did to my husband just on a much larger scale. >> heather: familiar names we keep hearing and they keep coming up over and over again. so in terms of whether or not these people should be pardoned, doug, i'll start with you. what do you think about what the president is doing? he has this power and he can do it. >> well, i would say a couple of things. first it sends a very loud message to people who are under the gun in the mueller investigation currently going on that the president has an unqualified and absolute pardon power. in terms of rod blagojevich, who i knew and worked for, i think he did commit crimes. he has acknowledged it. and frankly, a commutation i think is in order. denish is a friend of mine pled guilty. i'm g

patty blagojevich appeared on fox news and she talked about how her husband had been treated unfairlythey're seeing that the president is really into these pardons and he is enjoying his power of pardoning. they thought they were at the end of the line when they filed with the supreme court. they asked the supreme court to hear this case. it was rejected just last month. seemed like the end of the road, but now hope is bag up here in chicago. steve: indeed it is, joanie lum from our affiliate in chicago. thank you, joanie. brian: i'm not a legal expert, 1years for a conversation seemed a little steep. steve: trying to sell the seat. that is pretty big. brian: he said he didn't do anything. steve: still illegal. brian: 18 years. meanwhile you see her reporting all over the channel from washington, d.c., but today it is all about southern comfort food for ellison barber and her mom. we're cooking with friends next. steve: let's first check in with our friend bill hemmer. >> we'll pardon brian some day. brian: if you don't mind. >> you're on the list. a lot of reaction to the store comin

might also pardon martha stewart and disgraced illinois governor rod blagojevich, after blagojevich's wife, patti, asked for a pardon on fox news. well that is-- going on fox news is one of the best ways to make sure trump gets your message-- other than writing it on his steak in ketchup. and, and cnn-- ( applause ) why not? we love meat jokes!" and cnn is reporting that the administration has prepared the pardoning paperwork for at least 30 people. "okay let's see who we got here, iron mike tyson, charlie sheen, the hot mugshot convict, the noid, hannibal lecter, fred flintstone, and osama bin laden. take that, obama. now you murdered an innocent man." ( laughter ) and-- thank you, jon. thank you. always there. >> jon: always there. >> stephen: according to one white house official, trump is obsessed with pardons, describing them as the president's new "favorite thing" to talk about, replacing his former favorite topic: "don't you think my daughter is hot? the ( laughter ) ooh, pardon me." insiders say he has become laugh-- ( cheers and applause ) "i-- i pardon myself." insiders say trump has be

. >> sandra: that was petty had ae going to pitch patty, and the president has been asked to commute rob blagojevich'sentence. that's on top of the five pardons and two commutations he has already handed out. thdes alice marie johnson, just one week after kim kardashian west met with the president at the white house and advocated for her release. the 63-year-old, who has served more than 21 years in prison so far for a first-time nonviolent drug offense has had h sentence commuted by president trump. trace gallagher has the back story from our west coast newsroom on this. >> alice marie johnson who is now a great grandmother was convicted in 1996 of drug conspiracy and money laundering for her involvement in a tennessee-based cocaine trafficking operation. the 63-year-old johnson still she didn't sell d make deals but she has acknowledged wrongdoing. he or she is talking to -- here she is talking to the new site. >> struggled financially, i made one of the worst decisions of my life to make quick money. i became involved in a drug conspiracy. bing appellate judges in the supreme court have objected ho

governor from illinois rob blagojevich who was sentenced to 14 years in prison, despite the fact that he took a bribe. another jim comey friend, patrick fitzgerald. his wife patty recently appeared here on the angle. >> ten years ago, the same people told me that gerald mueller use these out-of-control prosecutors and fbi agents that came after my husband with their unchecked power to undo an election by the people. these are politically motivated opportunists who use their offices for their own personal enrichment to further their careers. >> remembered the decision to investigate the leaking of cia agent valerie plane in 2003? scooter libby was convicted in that case, not for leaking but for lying to investigators. trump recently pardon him, something george w. bush should have done long before leaving office. do you remember who decided to appoint special counsel in that case? then deputy attorney general jim comey. whom did call me choose a special counsel? his old chum, patrick fitzgeral fitzgerald. it's all so incestuous. now he is a partner at my old law firm and he's representing whom? jim comey and his dealings with special counsel, bob mueller. that b