Dems look to force vote examining Trump's pardon power

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

House Democrats are attempting to force a vote on a measure demanding information from the White House about President Donald Trump’s use of his pardon power — and whether he’s considering clemency for any associates ensnared by special counsel Robert Mueller.

The proposal, filed Friday by Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), would pressure the Justice Department to produce any “document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication” describing Trump’s use of his pardon power to date as well as his consideration of pardon power for those who have pleaded guilty or been charged in connection with the Mueller probe.

The proposal specifically asks for records about the consideration of pardons for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his deputy Rick Gates, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, former Trump campaign foreign policy aide George Papadopoulos and former Manafort associate Alex van der Zwaan. All but Manafort pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, and Manafort is facing a slew of money laundering and bank fraud charges.

The proposal also references Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who hasn’t been charged with a crime but has seen his home and office raided by the FBI and is believed to be in legal jeopardy. The Democrats also demand details about Trump’s view that he has the authority to pardon himself.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/08/trump-pardon-power-democrats-response-634688

[BigmanPigman]

1. While the fucking moron is "out of town" I hope the Dems

and states AGs use every political and legal move to nail whoever and whatever they can. Some GOP are even beginning to cave on DACA. I want the immigration/separating and arresting families and ACA issues to be brought to court along with the Emoluments Clause law suit too.

If Mueller could hand down some more indictments (besides Manafort) I may feel less depressed and more hopeful. We need something to pull US out of this slump.

[beachbum bob]

2. Can't force a vote on DACA...this is going nowhere fast

[empedocles]

3. There is all this handwringing about trump/dump and his pardon powers, policy, legal implications.

One very possible factor is that for trump, its kind of acting out [like Weinstein types exposing themselves to women who want no part of that type], a masturbatory fascination. Maybe he has to rhapsodize about 3000!!! pardons to try and get his creepy, gnarly, flaccid, short, body part to come close to getting off.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Kick

[Cold War Spook]

5. Even if they get those records, which I doubt they will get,

what can they do with them although there probably isn't much in the way of documents about who he will pardon.