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[H. Res. 928 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 House Calendar No. 162
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 928

                          [Report No. 115-797]

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.


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                    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]

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                               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.

    Resolved,  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:
        <DELETED>    (1) Any pardon issued by the President on or after 
        January 20, 2017.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Any pardon under consideration by the 
        President, including pardons under consideration for any of the 
        following individuals:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Michael Cohen, the President's 
                personal attorney.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Paul Manafort, former chairman of the 
                Trump Presidential campaign.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Richard Gates, former deputy chairman 
                of the Trump Presidential campaign.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Former National Security Advisor 
                Michael Flynn.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) George Papadopoulos, advisor to the 
                Trump Presidential campaign.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Alex van der Zwaan, attorney and 
                former associate of Paul Manafort.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Any consideration of the President's power to 
        pardon himself, including his assertion that he has the 
        ``absolute right'' to pardon himself.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) President Trump's decision to issue pardons 
        without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of 
        the Department of Justice.</DELETED>
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.
                                                 House Calendar No. 162

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 928

                          [Report No. 115-797]

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                               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.

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                             June 28, 2018

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