Dem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves

“Presidents should not pardon themselves, their families, their administration or campaign staff," Cohen said in a statement. "This constitutional amendment would expressly prohibit this and any future president, from abusing the pardon power.”

The amendments are unlikely to pass since they require a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress and then must be ratified by three-fourths of states.

Cohen has previously predicted that Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. Donald (Don) John TrumpDem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves Giuliani: President ‘doesn’t remember’ when Trump Tower Moscow talks stopped Ex-federal prosector: Trump Jr. needs to be ‘worried’ about Cohen’s guilty pleas MORE, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerDem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves To win on anti-corruption, Democrats need to change the game plan Michigan governor prohibits use of private email for state business MORE will both be indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller Robert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE. He did not offer evidence for his assertion.

Mueller is reportedly working on the final report in the Russia probe, which has reportedly included an investigation of Trump Jr.'s 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer in Trump Tower.

Trump in June of last year said he has the right to pardon himself, but insisted he has no reason to do so because he has not committed a crime.

"As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong?” the president wrote in a tweet.

Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, won 65.8 million votes and he lost the popular vote.

Some Democrats have also increasingly criticized the electoral college since 2016, when Trump lost the popular vote but won the presidency because he won the electoral college.

Trump won 304 electoral votes compared to 227 for Clinton.

"In two presidential elections since 2000, including the most recent one in which Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves Cracks beginning to show in GOP shutdown resolve Mitt Romney shows establishment still ignorant of wartime casualties MORE won 2.8 million more votes than her opponent, the winner of the popular vote did not win the election because of the distorting effect of the outdated Electoral College," Cohen said in his statement announcing the constitutional amendment. "Americans expect and deserve the winner of the popular vote to win office."

"More than a century ago, we amended our Constitution to provide for the direct election of U.S. Senators," he added. "It is past time to directly elect our President and Vice President.”