Once again, President Trump seems to be wielding the power of the pardon to normalize public corruption and send a signal to his political cronies&potential co-conspirators.
President Trump has proposed/issued pardons for illegal campaign donations, obstruction of justice, public corruption&lying to federal investigators. Does that list sound familiar? It should – it’s the same crimes Trump allies Flynn, Manafort&Cohen are on the hook for.
President Trump has shown that he has no problem subverting the usual process to issue pardons&repeatedly indicated that he may use that power to protect his personal business and political associates – obstructing an ongoing investigation&undermining the rule of law.
.@SenCortezMasto @RepAdamSchiff and I have introduced legislation that wld ensure transparency in the pardon process, codifying a strong deterrent against the president weaponizing the pardon power to protect himself or his allies. cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-rel…
