{"id":164270,"date":"2025-02-11T17:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=164270"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:16:05","slug":"exclusive-we-were-with-blagojevic-on-the-night-of-his-pardon-heres-what-he-said-about-vucic-serbia-and-the-ambassador-position-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/exclusive-we-were-with-blagojevic-on-the-night-of-his-pardon-heres-what-he-said-about-vucic-serbia-and-the-ambassador-position-video\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: We were with Blagojevi\u0107 on the night of his pardon \u2013 here\u2019s what he said about Vu\u010di\u0107, Serbia, and the ambassador position! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Donald Trump has pardoned Rod Blagojevi\u0107, an American politician of Serbian descent and former governor of Illinois, and our reporter was on the scene, outside Blagojevi\u0107\u2019s home, where he addressed the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blagojevi\u0107 served eight years in prison on corruption charges before Trump granted him clemency in 2020, during his first term. The former governor began his statement to the press by expressing gratitude to the new president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;They used the judicial system for a political takedown. I did not break any laws, I did not cross the line, I did not take a single penny, yet I was convicted for a simple political conversation,&#8221;<\/strong> Blagojevi\u0107 emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among other things, he spoke about his recent visit to Serbia, his meeting with President Vu\u010di\u0107, and revealed that he traveled to Serbia for business reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch what Blagojevi\u0107 had to say about the ambassadorship in Belgrade, who will be to blame if he does not accept a government position, his time in prison, his experiences in Serbia, and his response to our editor\u2019s question about whether he will run for mayor of Chicago in the 2026 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EKSKLUZIVNO: Bili smo sa Blagojevi\u0107em u no\u0107i pomilovanja - govorio o Vu\u010di\u0107u i funkciji ambasadora!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gkv93Zd6cRY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Antonije Kova\u010devi\u0107 <strong>Video\/Edit: <\/strong>Vladimir Talijan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rod-Blagojevc-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171508\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Souvenir:<\/strong> One Blagojevi\u0107&#8217; fan got an autograph <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For more stories like this, click on <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rvBacE\">THIS LINK!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SRBIN KOJI JE UMESTO U BELOJ KU\u0106I ZAVR\u0160IO U ZATVORU: Ekskluzivna Ispovest Roda Blagojevi\u0107a!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCsyT6Uz5AM?start=1015&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b92d2d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/rod-blagojevic-is-convinced-belgrade-is-the-perfect-place-for-a-meeting-between-and-putin\/\" title=\"\">ROD BLAGOJEVI\u0106 IS CONVINCED: Belgrade is the perfect place for a meeting between and Putin!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/blagojevic-on-joe-rogans-podcast-nato-forced-serbia-to-give-up-kosovo-by-bombing-it-in-1999-video\/\" title=\"\">BLAGOJEVI\u0106 ON JOE ROGAN\u2019S PODCAST: NATO forced Serbia to give up Kosovo by bombing it in 1999! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/we-bombed-serbia-because-of-kosovo-rod-blagojevic-tells-americans-the-truth-about-mercifull-angel-video\/\" title=\"\">WE BOMBED SERBIA BECAUSE OF KOSOVO: Rod Blagojevi\u0107 tells Americans the truth about \u201cMerciful Angel\u201d! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/exclusive-confession-of-rod-blagojevic-the-serb-who-ended-up-in-prison-instead-of-the-white-house-after-the-biggest-scandal-in-the-us-since-watergate-video\/\" title=\"\">EXCLUSIVE CONFESSION OF ROD BLAGOJEVI\u0106: The Serb who ended up in prison Instead of the White House, after the biggest scandal in the US since Watergate! 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