US House subcommittee to hold hearing on means to “Prevent Abuse of the Clemency Power”

The planned start of former Prez Trump’s second impeachment trial in the US Senate is sure to be getting all the attention on Capitol Hill tomorrow.  But this webpage notes that there will be an interesting hearing for clemency fans taking place the morning of February 9, 2021 in the the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee. The hearing it titled “Constitutional Means to Prevent Abuse of the Clemency Power,” and this webpage lists these scheduled witnesses:

Ms. Caroline Fredrickson, Distinguished Visitor from Practice, Georgetown University Law Center

Ms. Karen Hobert Flynn, President, Common Cause

Mr. Josh Blackman, Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston

Mr. Timothy Naftali, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Service, New York University