PROPOSED AMENDMENT: Presidential pardon power The President’s power to grant pardons and reprieves is limited as follows: (a) The President shall not pardon himself or herself, nor a member of his or her family, nor any person whose criminal charge stems from actions performed at the request or order of a President or an official of the national government; (b) The President shall not grant pardons or reprieves to any employee of the executive branch who worked for an administration of which the President was or is a member, for any criminal acts committed by the employee in the employee’s official capacity; (c) The President shall not grant a pardon or reprieve during the last six months of a term of office, for (1) criminal charges that had been filed with a court prior to the beginning of that six months or (2) crimes that have not been charged.
The presidential pardon power is being abused by both parties and needs some common sense limitations
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