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House Democrats try to check Trump’s pardon power
« on: July 23, 2020, 05:14:38 pm »
AP 23 Jul 2020
House Democrats are trying to rein in one of President Donald Trump’s biggest powers: the power of the pardon

House Democrats try to check Trump’s pardon power By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated PressThe Associated PressWASHINGTON

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are trying to rein in President Donald Trump’s clemency powers on Thursday as they advance legislation that would discourage pardons for friends and family and prevent presidents from pardoning themselves.

While the bills are unlikely to pass the GOP-led Senate, Democrats say a response is necessary after Trump used his clemency power to come to the aid of allies he believes have been mistreated by the justice system, including longtime confidant Roger Stone. Trump this month commuted Stone’s prison sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation.

The move to shield Stone from prison was a dramatic example of Trump’s willingness to exert presidential power over criminal cases, including ones prosecuted by his own Justice Department. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the clemency for Stone an “act of staggering corruption,” while Republicans mostly shrugged off the move or criticized the Russia investigation.

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Re: House Democrats try to check Trump’s pardon power
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2020, 06:07:09 pm »
Good luck getting that past the third Branch of the Government.  Assuming they can override the guaranteed Veto.
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Re: House Democrats try to check Trump’s pardon power
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2020, 06:41:14 pm »
A mere bill cannot place restrictions on a Constitutional power that the Constitution does not limit.
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Re: House Democrats try to check Trump’s pardon power
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2020, 06:45:06 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on July 23, 2020, 06:41:14 pm
A mere bill cannot place restrictions on a Constitutional power that the Constitution does not limit.

The question is, how will Roberts justify it this time?
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Re: House Democrats try to check Trump’s pardon power
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2020, 06:55:24 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on July 23, 2020, 06:45:06 pm
The question is, how will Roberts justify it this time?

And whose turn is it between the Bobbsey Twins to agree with him?
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Re: House Democrats try to check Trump’s pardon power
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2020, 07:04:01 pm »
Schiff and Nadler, no shock there.

And just how many people did Obama and Clinton pardon?
W pardoned very few, and W and Trump look like amateurs when it comes to pardons, compared to Clinton and Obama.
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