"a measure aimed at pushing back at President Donald Trump's highly controversial use of the presidential pardon power. The bill was introduced by Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) last December and would allow for a minimum of 20 House members and five senators to call for congressional review of a pardon, which would lead to a 60-day deadline for Congress to nullify that pardon with a two-thirds majority vote similar to a veto override."
"None of us should accept it as normal practice that a president, any president, used their executive pardon power to absolve convicted drug kingpins, those found guilty of violently attacking law enforcement officers, and even a money laundering crypto magnate with ties to the president's family business, Olszewski said in his speech, adding: Yet, this is exactly what President Trump did."
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) co-sponsored a constitutional amendment introduced by Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) to give Congress oversight of presidential pardons. The Pardon Integrity Act would permit at least 20 House members and five senators to request congressional review of a pardon, triggering a 60-day window for Congress to nullify the pardon with a two-thirds majority, similar to a veto override. The measure cites President Donald Trump's controversial pardons, including a blanket pardon for January 6 rioters, about 1,500 pardons on his first day back, nearly 90 additional pardons or commutations, and the recent pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
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