J.B. Pritzker, a Democratic candidate for governor in Illinois who was recently reported to have sought political office from former governor and convicted felon Rod Blagojevich, has donated millions to the political campaigns and causes of failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
The Chicago Tribune first reported that Pritzker sought political office in 2008 from Blagojevich, who was sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption charges stemming from soliciting bribes for political appointments after Barack Obama had won the presidency and left his Illinois Senate seat.
During one phone conversation, Pritzker said that he was not interested in taking over the vacated Senate seat, but rather expressed interest in becoming treasurer of the state, according to FBI wiretaps of phone conversations.