American Scandal
American Scandal
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Rod Blagojevich | Pay to Play | 2
39 minutes Posted Mar 5, 2024 at 12:01 am.
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In 1999, U.S. Congressman Rod Blagojevich leans on his Serbian ancestry to insert himself into the war in Yugoslavia and get his name in the papers. And his gambit pays off, allowing him to set his sights on a new position: governor of Illinois. But the ruthless campaign fundraising tactics of Blagojevich's close adviser, Tony Rezko, will come back to haunt him.

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