Sen. Chris Coons suggested that there might be common ground with Congress and the attorney general to institutionalize reforms to the clemency process.

“To my knowledge, Donald Trump has never acknowledged the legal results of the 2020 election," Durbin said. "Are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that Donald Trump lost the presidential contest to Joe Biden in 2020?”

Senator Dick Durbin expresses concerns over Kash Patel's qualifications and temperament for the role of FBI Director.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) grilled Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, about her representation of the incoming president and his persistent denials that he lost the 2020 election at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

The question seemed simple enough. To paraphrase, the question was who lost the 2020 election. That question led to an

Durbin also inquired as to her position on possible pardons for Jan. 6 participants. Bondi indicated that pardons fell under the president's purview but that she would advise Trump on a "case by case basis.

Among the constitutional powers preserved solely for the president, Article II bestows the power “… to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment.

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged a question from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday about whether President-elect Trump lost the 2020 election. Bondi echoed other Republicans in

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Senator Dick Durbin criticizes President Donald Trump's executive actions targeting immigrants and pardoning Capitol insurrection participants.

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department ducked questions about judicial independence, Trump's 2020 election loss, Jan. 6 pardons and more.

In sometimes fiery exchanges, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi fielded questions during a Senate confirmation hearing for her attorney general nomination about whether she would prosecute President-elect Donald Trump’s declared political enemies.