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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

JUDICIARY: Dems Send Letter To White House Counsel McGahn About Trump's Extraordinary View Of The Pardon Power



Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today led a letter, below, signed by Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee to Donald McGahn, the White House Counsel, asking substantive questions about the recent pardons issued by President Trump, whether or not the formal procedures for processing pardons were followed, and seeking clarification on recent assertions by the President and his associates about his power to pardon himself and terminate ongoing investigations. 

The letter was signed by Democratic Members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, including: Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Karen Bass (D-CA), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), David Cicilline (D-RI), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Val Demings (D-FL). 

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