Washington, Sept. 4 -- Congressman Ted W. Lieu issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), and Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the No Pardon Paydays Act.
Trump has handed out blanket pardons to January 6th insurrectionists and those who padded his pockets - including those who engaged in acts of violence. Many of the January 6th insurrectionists who received pardons have since committed new crimes.
The No Pardon Paydays Act would prevent corruption in the pardon process by requiring the Pardon Attorney to submit a review to Congress of any criminal history of the pardon recipient. It would also prohibit pardon recipients from making high dolla...