House Judiciary Committee to Hold July 11 Hearing on Presidential Clemency Power

By John Bresnahan, The Politico

The House Judiciary Committee, upset over President Bush’s decision to grant clemency to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, will hold a hearing on July 11 to examine presidential clemency power, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the panel’s chairman, announced on Tuesday afternoon. No witness list has been released yet.

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