Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 4, 2020
If you have a President who uses the pardon power to pardon his own confederates in crimes, to pardon all of his friends, to pardon anybody who may have committed a crime in his behalf so that he can evade the rule of law, then that can lead to tyranny, too.
Said by
Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler warns against the misuse of presidential pardon powers leading to tyranny.

Share

More from Jerry Nadler

Sep 2, 2025

I'm not saying we should change over the entire party.

cbsnews.com
Sep 2, 2025

Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that.

breitbart.com
Sep 19, 2024

Let's be real. The reason these migrants are in New York is because they were bused there involuntarily by Governor Abbott of Texas. Mr. LaLota's bill would remove from New York all Federal funding for schools, all funding for…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation