President Donald Trump attends a ceremony in Florida to dedicate the renaming of a four-mile stretch of Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County to "President Donald J. Trump Boulevard" on Jan. 16, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
And while Bacon did not mention Trump directly, Olszewski made clear that the Republican commander in chief is the main impetus for his push for a new constitutional amendment.
"The announcement follows the Trump Administration’s decision earlier this week to pardon five former NFL players whose charges ranged from perjury to drug trafficking," said Olszewski's press release announcing Bacon's support on Monday.
"The pardons are part of what Olszewski describes as a disturbing pattern of abuses of the presidential pardon power benefiting the wealthy and well-connected."
General view of the inside of MetLife Stadium prior to an NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 24, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
He's one of several GOP lawmakers in Congress who have been willing to buck Trump on a variety of issues, including the separation of powers.
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For instance, Bacon was one of a handful of House Republicans who voted with Democrats to terminate Trump's emergency declaration at the northern border, which the president had used to justify imposing tariffs on Canada without congressional approval.
Bacon told Fox News Digital at the time, "It is time for Congress to make its voice heard on tariffs."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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