ACLU Coalition Letter Opposing Preemptive Pardons for Torture

The undersigned organizations are deeply concerned that prior to leaving office, you may issue a presidential pardon designed to protect anyone involved in the mistreatment, arbitrary detention, and other serious human rights violations of detainees in the fight against terror. While the Constitution provides the president power "to grant reprieves and pardons" for federal crimes, doing so under the current circumstances would be an unprecedented misuse of the pardon power.