Pelosi Presidential Pardon Promise Baffles Legal Analysts, Draws Scorn Among GOP Strategists

Pelosi Presidential Pardon Promise Baffles Legal Analysts, Draws Scorn Among GOP Strategists
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters in Washington on July 9, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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Constitutional law experts and legal analysts across the political spectrum challenged Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) promise on July 11 to introduce legislation that would limit a president’s power to pardon.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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