House Dem seeks to prevent Trump from being able to pardon himself
By Robin Eberhardt - 07/24/17 01:20 PM EDT
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said he plans to introduce a bill that would prevent presidents from being able to pardon themselves, according to a statement from his office.
Green said he believes that giving the president the power to self-pardon would make the leader “above the law,” making the United States, he believes, “a country of laws for all but the president.”
“To allow such would not only place the President above the law, it would make the President his own final judge, jury, and prosecutor,” Green said in a statement. “The President would in fact become the law.”
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