NEW: The pardon power remains ripe for abuse by authoritarian-minded executives. In our new report, we review the constitutional boundaries of the power—and the tools available to fortify them. protectdemocracy.org/work/checking-…

As examined in our report, the pardon power may be abused in at least four distinct ways:

As presidents increasingly push the pardon power into untested terrain, each branch of government must be especially watchful and willing to check abuses.

We outline the constitutional tools at their disposal to prevent and respond to the pardon power’s abuse.