Klobuchar on presidential pardons: 'This whole process cries out for reform'
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that the presidential pardon process “calls for reform,” and proposed creating a commission to standardize the process and make recommendations to the president. In an interview on CBS News' “Face the Nation,” Klobuchar said she was uncomfortable with some people President Biden included in his 1,500 daily commutes. This […]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar demands pardon reform after Hunter Biden reprieve: ‘Very concerned’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has called for pardon reform in direct response to President Biden granting a full pardon to her son Hunter Biden, reportedly considering pre-emptive pardons for key allies. It is reported that. “I think there should be amnesty reform,” Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday on MSNBC's “Inside with Jen Psaki.” “That's the president's right, […]
Klobuchar says she is ‘not a fan’ of preemptive pardons for Trump critics
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said she is “not a fan” of President Biden granting preemptive pardons to critics of President-elect Trump. Klobuchar joined MSNBC's Jen Psaki to weigh in on rumors that Biden will pardon Trump's critics ahead of the transition. She added that she also does not support Biden pardoning his son Hunter Biden. […]
Amy Klobuchar admits she’s ‘not a fan’ of Biden’s pardons: ‘Very concerned’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is the latest Democratic figure to criticize President Biden's decision to pardon her son. Biden announced the pardon on Dec. 1 for his son Hunter, despite repeatedly insisting he would not. Since then, there is a possibility that Mr. Biden will also grant pre-emptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Sen.-elect Adam […]
Klobuchar says she hopes Bondi aims to 'uphold the Constitution' as AG
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) says she will aim to “defend the Constitution” if President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, is confirmed by the Senate. He said he was looking forward to it. “Pam Bondi will be able to hold a hearing and make her case clear. When I look […]
Klobuchar says Trump nominees have 'got to get their background checks together'
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that “we need to do background checks together” on the people President-elect Trump picks for his next administration. At the beginning of the interview, Klobuchar told ABC News' Jonathan Karl that, as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, she and her colleagues on the committee “look into FBI […]
Klobuchar: Gaetz is an ‘absurd’ choice for attorney general
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said on CNN on Friday that it would be “irrational” for President-elect Trump to choose former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to be his attorney general. “This is an absurd choice given that he was ostensibly under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and resigned just before the report was released on […]
Ex-NBA player Royce White wins GOP primary, will face Amy Klobuchar for Minnesota Senate seat
The former professional basketball player won the Republican primary and will face off against three-term Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in this fall’s presidential election. Royce White, who played for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings in 2014, beat out a crowded field of candidates in the North Star State with a key endorsement from former President Trump’s […]
Ex-NBA player to face Amy Klobuchar for Minnesota Senate seat
The former professional basketball player won the Republican primary and will face off against three-term Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in this fall’s presidential election. Royce White, who played for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings in 2014, beat out a crowded field of candidates in the North Star State with a key endorsement from former President Trump’s […]
Amy Klobuchar wins Minnesota primary to fight for fourth Senate term
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) beat her opponent in Tuesday’s primary, advancing to the general election for the Minnesota Senate in November. The North Star State senator was the first woman elected to the Senate from Minnesota in 2006 and is seeking her fourth term. She chairs the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Democratic Steering […]