Washington – Minnesota Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar said on Sunday that the entire presidential pardon process “There are calls for reform” following some of the controversial commutations and pardons made by President Biden, including the president's full pardon of his son, Hunter.
“This entire process demands reform because otherwise you undermine the justice system,” Klobuchar. Said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan”,
The White House announced early Thursday that President Biden is commuting his sentence about 1,500 peopleThis marks the most extensive pardon granted by a president in a single day. Among the individuals, many of whom were confined to home during the COVID-19 pandemic, were some who have sparked controversy in recent days — including a judge involved in a so-called “kids for cash” scheme. Is included.
Klobuchar interjected, saying she “didn't like that,” adding that she did not agree with all the apologies and mitigations.
Klobuchar said, “I have no doubt that there were some righteous apologists in this group.” “But there were numbers that I think don't make any sense.”
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He further said that he does not agree with this Mr Biden pardoning his son Hunterearlier this month.
Klobuchar said she also disagrees with several pardons issued by President-elect Donald Trump during his first term. And the Minnesota Democrat said that while the pardon ability is part of the Constitution and has a long history, she said it would not be changed, adding that she would advocate for reforms.
“We should have the kind of outside board that governors have,” he said. “Governors still have the ability to show compassion to people over the years, but a lot of them have boards that make recommendations and other things, rather than have people do it in the middle of the night.”
Klobuchar suggested that over a year-long period, a board could consider individual petitions rather than large groups, arguing that this undermines the work of the FBI agents and prosecutors who handled the cases.
“Would you like mercy after 10 years?” Klobuchar said. “Yes, maybe. But let's at least look at these based on factual basis and risk, not at midnight a month before a president is gone.”