{"id":464044,"date":"2022-06-17T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nycs-ritchie-torres-to-push-presidential-pardon-disclosure-bill\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T22:00:00","slug":"nycs-ritchie-torres-to-push-presidential-pardon-disclosure-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-ritchie-torres-to-push-presidential-pardon-disclosure-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC&#8217;s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ccb55be5d4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ccb55be5d4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-ritchie-torres-to-push-presidential-pardon-disclosure-bill\/#%E2%80%9CNYCs_Ritchie_Torres_to_push_presidential_pardon_disclosure_bill%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC&#8217;s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYCs_Ritchie_Torres_to_push_presidential_pardon_disclosure_bill%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC&#8217;s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres will introduce legislation requiring lawmakers seeking presidential pardons to disclose their requests \u2014 following allegations that some Republicans sought clemency from former President Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>Torres wants a federal law on the books mandating that any member of Congress who makes a written or spoken pardon request must disclose it to the Ethics Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe January 6 committee found that multiple members of Congress requested pardons for themselves in the wake of the insurrection,\u201d Torres told The Post in an interview Thursday. \u201cAnd the public has a right to know the identity of those members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The requirement would be retroactive and demand disclosure from any member of Congress who asked for a pardon \u2014 for themselves or others \u2014\u00a0 on or after Jan. 1, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Liz Cheney (WY-R) claimed last week during the kickoff of the House select committee investigating the insurrection that members of her own party sought pardons from Trump for their possible role in the events of Jan. 6. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rep. Ritchie Torres is set to introduce a bill that would require Congress members to disclose presidential pardon requests.\" class=\"wp-image-22694615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Ritchie Torres is set to introduce a bill that would require Congress members to disclose presidential pardon requests.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cheney named Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry as one of those members, which he subsequently called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/nation\/scott-perry-donald-trump-pardon-jan-6-hearing-20220609.html\">\u201ca ludicrous and soulless lie.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Congressional Republicans who incited the insurrection claimed to have done nothing wrong \u2014\u00a0but if you did nothing wrong, why would you seek a presidential pardon?\u201d Torres said. \u201cThe act of seeking a presidential pardon in the aftermath of January 6 is a tacit admission of guilt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More names of members who allegedly sought pardons are expected to be revealed as the hearings progress.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Torres' bill comes after the  committee investigating the Capitol riot on January 6 claimed several lawmakers requested pardons from President Trump after the riot.\" class=\"wp-image-22694606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Torres\u2019 bill comes after the committee investigating the Capitol riot claimed several lawmakers requested pardons from President Trump after the riot.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo By Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rep. Scott Perry, one of the Congress members who allegedly requested a pardon, called the claim a \u201cludicrous and soulless lie.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-22694612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/rep-torres-bill-pardons-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Scott Perry, one of the Congress members who allegedly requested a pardon, called the claim a \u201cludicrous and soulless lie.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Torres, who called himself an \u201capostle of transparency,\u201d said the law would require members to disclose the request within a month. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich congressional Republicans requested pardons for themselves?\u201d Torres asked, saying the question is floating around the House Democratic Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>The freshman rep said the Capitol riot h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened on his third day on the job, adding it remains \u201cunsettling to be in a legislative body with members who might have been complicit in a violent assault on the US Capitol.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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