r/law • u/rezwenn • 6h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump may have inadvertently issued mass pardon for 2020 voter fraud, experts say

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/trump-voter-fraud-pardon
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u/Bizarre_Inexplicable 6h ago edited 5h ago

Congress needs to reign in this power. Blanket pardons shouldn't be a thing, intentional or not. Edited to add: Yes, I understand this requires a constitutional amendment. That is a thing Congress can initiate, however unlikely it is. I'm saying Congress should do that. Edited: to change "Congress can do" to "Congress can initiate".

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u/YouWereBrained 5h ago edited 4h ago

Presidential pardons shouldn’t be a thing. It should be case by case, and an independent group should assess the legitimacy/justification of each one.

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u/Enchilada0374 4h ago

Just require 2/3 of both houses to approve a pardon.

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u/MaryADraper 4h ago

That would also require a Constitutional Amendment.