Donald Trump’s second term has been marred by multiple controversial pardons. Presidential pardons are normally an executive power that the legislative branch of the government doesn’t involve itself with, because presidential discretion is usually seen as something the entire nation can trust. Rep. Johnny Olszewski, however, has sponsored a bill in the House that might change this.
The Democratic lawmaker needs 20 House members and five senators to join so that the congressional review of presidential pardons can be up for a vote. The Democrat-led bill got an unexpected boost when Republican Congressman Rep. Don Bacon signed on as a co-sponsor of the bill, which suggests that, should the bill come down to a vote in the House, it would cross party lines.
