Reps. Pascrell, Lieu Submit Op-Ed on President Trump's Use of Pardon Power
June 21, 2018
June 21, 2018
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, and Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following op-ed on President Trump's use of the pardon power and the necessity of congressional oversight, which was published in USA Today:
Pardons are all the talk these days. America hasn't seen this frequency of pardon discussion since the year President Richard Nixon resigned. President Donald Trump has issued multiple surprise pardons and commutations since taking office. Those . . .
Pardons are all the talk these days. America hasn't seen this frequency of pardon discussion since the year President Richard Nixon resigned. President Donald Trump has issued multiple surprise pardons and commutations since taking office. Those . . .