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Trump’s pardon power would face new hurdles under Adam Schiff bill

By Melissa Quinn
Published April 18, 2018 4:50pm ET
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Trump’s pardon power would face new hurdles under Adam Schiff bill
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks to reporters as the GOP majority prepares to end its participation in the Russia probe, officially shutting down the panel's investigation, during a brief news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at dissuading President Trump from pardoning people involved in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

The bill, called the Abuse of Pardon Prevention Act, comes on the heels of Trump’s pardon for Scooter Libby, the former chief of staff to former Vice President Dick Cheney who was convicted of lying to the FBI and obstruction of justice.

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