In July 2017, just a couple of months after Mueller’s Russia investigation began, Donald Trump started asking his lawyers if presidents could pardon themselves for past crimes.

Almost a year later, Trump now seems to have an (astonishingly incorrect) answer. In June 2018, Trump claimed he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself—right after a memo sent from his attorneys to Special Counsel Mueller’s office was released that asserted Trump cannot be prosecuted, cannot obstruct justice, and is exempt from any legal action.

As if that wasn’t enough, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani also doubled down, saying that “in no case” can Trump be subpoenaed or indicted.

Just so we’re clear: Trump cannot pardon himself.

Trump isn’t above the law, and he can’t act serve his own judge and jury. No President of the United States has absolute, unrestrained, unbridled power, even though Trump likes to pretend he does.

Soon after Trump started inquiring about presidential self-pardons, U.S. Representative Al Green (D-Texas) introduced a joint resolution in Congress to amend the Constitution to clarify that presidents cannot pardon themselves.

That legislation has been sitting in committee since August 2017. Now that Trump is seriously talking about his (nonexistent) right to pardon himself, it’s time for Congress to mobilize to take action—before it’s too late.

Sign now to tell Congress to pass legislation clarifying that presidents cannot pardon themselves.