In light of the unprecedented pardoning practices of President Trump, we should consider curbing some of the most questionable instances of presidential pardoning by amending Article II of the Constitution to provide that the president may grant pardons only “after conviction,” as a majority of state constitutions already provide.

Keywords:
Pardon, Article II, Clemency, Amnesty, Framers, U.S. Constitution, Rebellion, Federalist No. 74, Trump, Insurrection
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