Republican Lawmakers Reckon with Trump’s Pardons

Top Republicans say Trump’s pardons raise 'fundamental questions' about White House process

Republicans are growing annoyed with President Donald Trump's pardons and commutations. The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes in his first year in office. “I wouldn’t have pardoned those people,” Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) said of Reps. George Santos (R-NY), Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Honduran President Orlando Hernández, NOTUS reported. “But I’m not pres…

GOP lawmakers ‘throwing up their hands’ as Trump’s pardons make problems for them: report

Donald Trump’s seemingly daily pardons of controversial figures are causing headaches for members of his own party who are not only finding them hard to defend, but also complicating their jobs. The spate of pardons, from a drug trafficking foreign leader to disgraced U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, has GOP lawmakers openly pointing out that restraining Trump is out of their hands while suggesting limits need to be put in place. Acc…

GOP lawmakers 'throwing up their hands' as Trump's pardons make problems for them: report

Donald Trump’s seemingly daily pardons of controversial figures are causing headaches for members of his own party who are not only finding them hard to defend, but also complicating their jobs.The spate of pardons, from a drug trafficking foreign leader to disgraced U.S. lawmakers from both sides o...

Republican Lawmakers Reckon With Trump’s Pardons

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)In the past two months, President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted drug trafficker, an unemployment scammer, a money launderer whom he said he is unfamiliar with and a foreign bribe recipient.They also happened to be former Honduran President Orlando Hernández, expelled former Rep. George Santos, billionaire crypto tycoon Changpeng Zhao and Rep. Henry Cuellar, a De…

Republican Lawmakers Reckon with Trump’s Pardons

NOTUS: “In the past two months, President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted drug trafficker, an unemployment scammer, a money launderer whom he said he is unfamiliar with and a foreign bribe recipient.”“The pardons — and post-pardon fallout — are increasingly rankling Republican la