We must curtail the presidential pardon power in case Trump wins
By The Hill | Created at 2024-10-03 15:48:55 | Updated at 2024-10-06 02:26:15
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According to Alexander Hamilton, the immense unilateral power to pardon “would naturally inspire scrupulousness and caution” in the president. Clearly, then, the drafters of the Constitution did not recognize the danger posed by a president as craven, nepotistic and reckless as Donald Trump. In his first term, we saw how Trump debased this tool of…
