02/18/20: Why Trump Is Freeing Blago

President Trump announced he’ll commute the sentence of disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, calling the prison term "tremendously powerful" and "ridiculous." Crain’s Forum editor Bob Secter, who covered Blago's trial at the time, joins the podcast to share context on the president’s move. Also today: A big Baxter accounting error; Amherst Holdings is buying Front Yard Residential; Chicago developer CA Ventures and WeWork will anchor a new River North building, and a study that was cited in the approval of $1.3 billion for Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards megaproject was written by a consultant hired by Sterling Bay. Find #CrainsDailyGist on Twitter and let's continue the conversation.