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Committee approves resolution asserting Idaho retains power to prosecute despite federal pardons
Summary
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 5 to the floor with a recommendation that it pass. The resolution states Idaho’s sovereign authority to pursue state criminal charges is unaffected by presidential pardons at the federal level.
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 5 to the floor with a recommendation that it pass, saying the measure clarifies Idaho’s ability to enforce state law regardless of federal pardons.
Senator Ben Toews introduced the concurrent resolution (HCR 5), saying the primary purpose is “to make it clear that Idaho maintains our State…
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