House Democrats pass a bill to deter presidential pardon power and strengthen congressional oversight, but it's not expected to survive in the Senate.
House Democrats on Thursday approved legislation that seeks to bolster congressional oversight of the executive branch and deter presidents from abusing their pardon power.
The bill is a “comprehensive and transformative package of democracy reforms, which will create essential guardrails to uphold the rule of law and prevent any president, regardless of party, from abusing the public trust or undermining our democracy,” Pelosi said in a statement, describing Trump as “a rogue past president.”Rep. Adam Kinzinger , a sharp Trump critic, was the only Republican to support the legislation.
“And that would be a really dangerous thing for this country,” said Schiff, who was the lead House manager during Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial on allegations he sought to pressure a foreign leader to provide dirt on a political rival. Trump was impeached again in January after the Capitol insurrection, becoming the only president to be twice sanctioned in such a way by the House.
They beat police officers, and some chanted, “Hang Mike Pence!” after Trump called out his vice president for refusing to try to overturn the electoral college vote. The mob forced Pence and lawmakers to evacuate both chambers of Congress and hide for their safety. Authorities have attributed at least five deaths to the riot.
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