Push for Congress to block Trump pardons draws GOP backing (original) (raw)

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Push for Congress to block Trump pardons draws GOP backing — A proposed Constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to block presidential pardons gained its first House Republican co-sponsor on Monday. … - The president began his second term by pardoning thousands of Jan. 6 defendants …

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