Rep. Madeleine Dean on POTUS Pardon Corruption

Rep. Madeleine Dean on POTUS Pardon Corruption

From The Al Franken Podcast by The Al Franken Podcast

March 29, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

Rep. Madeleine Dean discusses legislation to curb presidential pardon power and shares insights on various political issues.

Guest Host Norm Ornstein welcomes Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) to discuss legislation they're working on to curb the President's pardon power after the onslaught of blatantly corrupt pardons from the Trump administration. Rep. Dean was the former impeachment manager for Trump's second impeachment, so she also addresses how the blanket pardon of all January 6th insurrectionists especially grotesque. We also discuss the latest on the "stolen documents" case and what Trump might have intended for them. Plus, people are making LOTS of money on insider trading around the Iran War. Rep. Dean shares her thoughts on the ICE brutality her constituents in Pennsylvania and around the country are facing. And she shares her first hand account of the Dilley detention center, where ICE is mistreating detainees and neglecting children. LEARN more about Rep. Madeleine Dean: https://dean.house.gov/biography LISTEN to Norm's podcast "Words Matter" with fellow friend of the show David Rothkopf: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dsrs-words-matter/id1420216970

People in this episode

Host: Norm Ornstein

Guest: Rep. Madeleine Dean

Topics covered

  • pardon power
  • Trump administration
  • January 6th insurrection
  • insider trading
  • ICE brutality
  • legislation

Keywords

  • pardon power
  • Trump
  • January 6th
  • insider trading
  • ICE
  • Dilley detention center
  • legislation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE

Places: Pennsylvania, Dilley detention center

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