Blagojevich’s daughter hits Obama for not commuting sentence

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In this Dec. 7, 2011 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, speaks to reporters as his wife, Patti, listens at the federal building in Chicago, after Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years on 18 corruption counts. In a ruling released Tuesday, July 21, 2015, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned some of the corruption convictions of the imprisoned former governor.

Associated Press

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 | 6:46 p.m.

CHICAGO — A daughter of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is criticizing former President Barack Obama for not granting early release to her father, who's serving prison time for corruption.

In an emotional letter, 20-year-old Amy Blagojevich called Obama "spineless" for not commuting her father's sentence. Blagojevich's wife, Patti, posted the letter on her Facebook page.

Blagojevich is in the fourth year of a 14-year sentence on corruption convictions, including for trying to sell Obama's U.S. Senate seat after he became president.

The ex-governor petitioned Obama for a commutation, and both Amy and her sister wrote letters asking Obama to act.

Amy Blagojevich noted in the letter the emotional toll on her family over the past eight years. She lamented that Obama did and said nothing of Blagojevich's ordeal during that time.