Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

Bill: 115-hres-928
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2018-06-08
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Executive Office of the President

Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Lawyers and legal services

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Requests the President and directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to:</p> <ul> <li>any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017;</li> <li>any pardon under consideration, including for Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, or Alex van der Zwaan;</li> <li>any consideration of the President's power to pardon himself; and</li> <li>the President's decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2018-06-28
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>Requests the President and directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to:</p> <ul> <li>any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017;</li> <li>any pardon under consideration, including for Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, or Alex van der Zwaan;</li> <li>any consideration of the President's power to pardon himself; and</li> <li>the President's decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2018-08-24
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment, Part II
text: <p>Requests the President and directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to:</p> <ul> <li>any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017;</li> <li>any pardon under consideration, including for Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, or Alex van der Zwaan;</li> <li>any consideration of the President's power to pardon himself; and</li> <li>the President's decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 928 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2018 Mr. Ted Lieu of California (for himself and Mr. Pascrell ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President’s use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

That the President is requested, and Attorney General of the United States is directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the following: (1) Any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017. (2) Any pardon under consideration by the President, including pardons under consideration for any of the following individuals: (A) Michael Cohen, the President’s personal attorney. (B) Paul Manafort, former chairman of the Trump Presidential campaign. (C) Richard Gates, former deputy chairman of the Trump Presidential campaign. (D) Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. (E) George Papadopoulos, advisor to the Trump Presidential campaign. (F) Alex van der Zwaan, attorney and former associate of Paul Manafort. (3) Any consideration of the President’s power to pardon himself, including his assertion that he has the absolute right to pardon himself. (4) President Trump’s decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 162 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 928 [Report No. 115–797] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2018 Mr. Ted Lieu of California (for himself and Mr. Pascrell ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary June 28, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Cicilline and Mr. Cohen June 28, 2018 Reported adversely from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President’s use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

That the President is requested, and Attorney General of the United States is directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the following: (1) Any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017. (2) Any pardon under consideration by the President, including pardons under consideration for any of the following individuals: (A) Michael Cohen, the President’s personal attorney. (B) Paul Manafort, former chairman of the Trump Presidential campaign. (C) Richard Gates, former deputy chairman of the Trump Presidential campaign. (D) Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. (E) George Papadopoulos, advisor to the Trump Presidential campaign. (F) Alex van der Zwaan, attorney and former associate of Paul Manafort. (3) Any consideration of the President’s power to pardon himself, including his assertion that he has the absolute right to pardon himself. (4) President Trump’s decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.

That the President is requested, and Attorney General of the United States is directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the following: (1) Any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017. (2) Any pardon under consideration by the President, including pardons under consideration for any of the following individuals: (A) Michael Cohen, the President’s personal attorney. (B) Paul Manafort, former chairman of the Trump Presidential campaign. (C) Richard Gates, former deputy chairman of the Trump Presidential campaign. (D) Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor. (E) George Papadopoulos, advisor to the Trump Presidential campaign. (F) Alex van der Zwaan, attorney and former associate of Paul Manafort. (3) Any consideration of the President’s power to pardon himself, including his assertion that he has the absolute right to pardon himself. (4) President Trump’s decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.

June 28, 2018 Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed