President Donald Trump’s recent string of high-profile pardons is prompting bipartisan interest on Capitol Hill for reforming the longstanding, and occasionally controversial, presidential power.
Republicans and Democrats say they’re open to changing the way presidential pardons work — a tall order that would require amending the Constitution, which would likely take years, as it would require two-thirds of Congress to approve it before having to win the backing of three-fourths of the state legislatures.
Regardless of the slog, lawmakers are beginning to talk like any fight for reform would be worth the effort.
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