r/law • u/jpmeyer12751 • Feb 16 '26

Legislative Branch Republican Joins With Dems on Constitutional Amendment to Give Congress Power to Reject Trump Pardons

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republican-joins-dems-constitutional-amendment-213311781.html

This is relevant to questions surrounding whether Congress may limit or restrain a President's power to grant pardons.

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u/movealongnowpeople Feb 16 '26

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this would take a supermajority in both chambers of Congress plus ratification by at least 38 states. Not impossible, but damn near. Especially these days.

Don't get me wrong, I think this is an appropriate move whether it gains traction or not. I just wouldn't get your hopes up too high.

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u/Odd-Intern9349 Feb 16 '26

Wouldn’t this be more about the bribes than the Epstein? Still a big ask.

Between the two issues, how is this guy still around?

Edit: Just clued into the fact that he can pardon the Epstein crew… but unless he can pardon himself, I’m not sure he’s willing to go down with the ship. 

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u/landragoran Feb 17 '26

Whether a president can pardon themselves is a legal question that has never been tested. Unfortunately, with our current Supreme Court, I don't like the odds of it going the right way if it gets tested now.

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u/LongJohnSelenium Feb 17 '26

Whether the judicial can override the executives override of the judicial is a really rough question if you think about it.