Talk of Trump pardon is ‘inappropriate’, Republican candidate Hutchinson says

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Former Arkansas governor strikes contrast with fellow candidates who have openly floated idea of pardoning ex-presidentFormer Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson has said it is “inappropriate” for some of his fellow Republican presidential hopefuls to publicly discuss potentially pardoning Donald Trump, who is their party’s frontrunner for its 2024 nomination despite his mounting criminal charges.“Anybody who promises pardons during a presidential campaign is not serving our system of justice well,” Hutchinson said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation. “And it’s inappropriate.” Continue reading...

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