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Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan asks President Trump for pardon

2 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. Photo: Capitol News Illinois/Andrew Adama

(WAND) – Former Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan has asked President Donald Trump for a pardon.

An online registry through the Department of Justice’s pardon attorney showed Madigan has filed for a pardon after he finishes his sentence.

Specific details about the filing are not clear.

Madigan was found guilty of corruption in June, and has been serving a seven and a half year sentence in a West Virginia prison.

The Velvet Hammer led the state’s Democratic Party for nearly 40 years and resigned as House speaker in February 2021.

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