The Tennessean’s proposed 28th Amendment would bar the president from pardoning himself, his close relatives (and their spouses), members of his administration, and those who worked on his campaign staff. These restrictions are straightforward and easy to interpret and would have eliminated many of the most egregious pardons by Biden.

President Joe Biden issued pardons to several close family members Monday in the final minutes of his presidency.

Former Biden White House official Kate Bedingfield criticized the last-minute pardons that President Biden granted just before leaving office on Monday.

Joe Biden preemptively pardoned his family and others concerned about retribution from Donald Trump. The Constitution says very little about who can be pardoned – or how.

Just minutes before he left office, Joe Biden announced a set of sweeping pre-emptive pardons for members of his family, including his two brothers and his sister, after some on the right suggested they should face prosecution.

Biden Monday issued several preemptive pardons, some to family members. Following the transition of power, Trump wielded his own clemency power.