House Judiciary to consider bills to rein in Trump's pardon power
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced Friday that the panel will mark up two bills next week intended to rein in President Trump's pardon powers, a move that comes days after Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone.
The first of the proposed measures to be taken up next Thursday would force the Justice Department to share with Congress files from pardons tied to investigations of the president, according to Nadler's announcement. The second measure, the No President is Above the Law Act, would pause the statute of limitations for a president's crimes committed during or before their presidency.
"President Trump and his friend Roger Stone did what they said they would do. Stone misled federal investigators, intimidated a witnesses, and was convicted for obstruction of justice - but would not testify to the President's wrongdoing. In exchange, President Trump made sure that Stone will never spend a day in prison," Nadler said in a statement. "This quid pro quo is unacceptable. Congress must act."
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