Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) detailed the need for new legislation he has introduced regarding presidential pardons, stressing that “guardrails” need to be placed on these going forward. Blumenthal introduced the Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act after President Donald Trump issued pardons to defendants of the Jan.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said he will introduce a Constitutional amendment curbing the president’s ability to issue clemency.
The U.S. senator from Connecticut said presidents' "pardon and clemency power has operated in the shadows," and the time for reform had come.
The FBI director, IRS commissioner and vice chair of the Federal Reserve, all criticized by Republicans, have opted to resign instead of staying in their jobs, which have terms designed to straddle presidential administrations.
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Adrian Peeler, whose drug sentence was commuted by President Biden before he left office, killed a Bridgeport woman and her 8-year-old son in 1999.
Multiple Democratic senators have been pressing Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi on fellow Trump nominee Kash Patel.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal urged Delta Air Lines and DraftKings on Friday to halt a partnership to offer in-flight gaming to passengers.
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Kristi Noem, got into a tense exchange with Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal (D) during her Senate confirmation hearing on Friday.
CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Vice President JD Vance; Reps. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Jason Crow, D-Colo. “Fox News Sunday” — Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he believes a sale of TikTok is "likely" following the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday.
CT Sen. Richard Blumenthal plans to raise a bill to boost transparency and require notifications during the pardons and clemency processes.