10 Outrageous But Forgotten Political Scandals

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9. Rod Blagojevich and Obama’s Senate Seat

When Barack Obama was elected president of the United States in 2008 he left a senate seat in Illinois which Governor Rod Blagojevich was responsible for filling. Blagojevich then proceeded to try and sell that senate seat to the highest bidder, which is understandable quite illegal. He even tried to get Obama to pay him in favors for him to appoint Obama’s preferred replacement Valarie Jarrett.  Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office and is currently serving a 14 year prison sentence.

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