Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) wrote in an op-ed from federal prison on Thursday that Democrats in the House led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPowell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (D-Calif.) would have impeached President Abraham Lincoln for obstructing Congress.

The former governor, who is seen by some as angling for a pardon by President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE, wrote for Newsmax that Lincoln's decision to avoid Congress and issue the Emancipation Proclamation would have infuriated Pelosi as it did Lincoln's political foes at the time, Democrats who represented Southern slave-owning states.

"Lincoln didn't ask Congress for permission when he declared an end to nearly 250 years of slavery and offered freedom to millions of slaves in the American South. He neither consulted Congress nor sought its consent before he acted," the former governor wrote.

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"In fact, at the time Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the Democrats of that day opposed it," he added.

Blagojevich, who was convicted for trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by former President Obama, went on to argue that Pelosi and modern-day Democrats would fault Lincoln for writing to General Robert E. Lee to try to win Lee's loyalty ahead of the Civil War, comparing it to the House investigation of the Trump campaign and Russian election interference.

"Can't you see how a Speaker Pelosi and many of today's House Democrats would call for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate Lincoln for "Confederate Collusion” and bring impeachment charges for abuse of power for offering the top military command to a guy who would go on to become the top military commander of the other side?" Blagojevich wrote.

Trump hinted in August of last year that clemency or a pardon for Blagojevich could be in the future, telling reporters on Air Force One at the time that he was "thinking about commuting his sentence very strongly," pointing to lobbying efforts by Blagojevich's wife.

"He has served 7 years. Many people have asked that I study the possibility of commuting his sentence in that it was a very severe one," Trump added on Twitter. "White House staff is continuing the review of this matter."