Blumenthal contended that “mistakes” have been made by presidents on both sides of the political aisle with the use of presidential pardons.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said he will introduce a Constitutional amendment curbing the president’s ability to issue clemency.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cast doubt Tuesday on nominee Pete Hegseth’s ability to run the Department of Defense, pointing to claims of financial mismanagement when President-elect Donald Trump’s pick ran a pair of veterans’ groups.

an Army veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, unsuccessfully handed Austin articles of impeachment in 2023 ... "Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal, who lied about serving in Vietnam ...

accused him of withholding $214 million in military aid for Ukraine in 2019, an event that led to Trump’s first impeachment ... somewhat when Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.,

Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn ... an event that led to Trump’s first impeachment. “I will always commit to upholding the law," said Vought, an answer that did not satisfy Peters.

After a series of controversial pardons, Blumenthal proposes constitutional amendment to curb presidential clemency powers

Republicans pursued corruption allegations against former President Joe Biden doggedly for years, hauling in everyone who did business with the president’s family for depositions before Congress — even his son’s art dealer.

Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has refused to say Trump will follow the law that forbids him from blocking funds.

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Pam Bondi refused to acknowledge President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden in her Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. attorney general on Wednesday, intensifying Democratic concerns that the former Florida attorney general would be a rubber stamp for the White House.

After Trump's defeat, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a conservative think tank. In speeches he made in 2023 and 2024, Vought described how he helped create legal justifications to prevent military leaders and government lawyers from obstructing Trump's executive actions, ProPublica reported.