As President Donald Trump uses his pardon power to pardon controversial figures, Congress has proposed bipartisan legislation that would establish a process for Congress to nullify pardons.

In a recent op-ed, Mike Fox, legal fellow at the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice, discusses the need for true reform of our criminal justice system, writing in part:

“The pardon power is a double-edged sword, but stripping it away removes the people’s final fail-safe against an overreaching federal government. Red tape does not stop corruption; it just prices regular people out of the process. True reform does not center on fixing the pardon process; we should be building a system where the need for such a radical remedy is rare, not routine.”

To speak with Fox about the President’s pardon power, contact Christopher Tarvardian.