Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Top Democrats Unveil an Anti-Corruption Reform Package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Chairs of various House committees on Wednesday unveiled an anti-corruption package that updates the post-Watergate reforms, with most crafted in response to the actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration. The Protect Our Democracy Act is a 158-page document that includes reforms, such as who the president can pardon. Pelosi said, “Our chairs have crafted a robust reforms package that can stand up and prevent an assault on our democracy, including abuse of the pardon power.” The legislation was offered by critics of President Trump including, Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), Budget Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), and House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) and other top members of House committees. “Our democracy is not self-effectuating—it …