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Some Republican candidates are promising to pardon Trump if elected; he separately also faces felony state charges in New York Two long shot Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential race have gone further than others in the party in defending former President Donald Trump from his unprecedented federal indictment. Vivek Ramaswamy and Perry Johnson, both entrepreneurs and both polling in the back of the pack of GOP candidates , have promised to pardon Trump if they are elected president -- a pledge that hasn't been taken up by most of the rest of the field. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has indicated support for a potential presidential pardon but hasn't been definitive. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday called such promises "wrong" and "offensive," comments he echoed on "ABC News Live Prime" on Tuesday. Trump, who was arraigned in Florida on Tuesday afternoon, is charged with 37 counts including willful retention of national ...

Donald Trump may try to pardon himself in the event he is convicted of criminal charges but also reelected, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday on "This Week" Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he expects 2024 presidential opponent Donald Trump may try to pardon himself in the event he is convicted of criminal charges but also reelected . "I could certainly see Donald Trump doing that. That's exactly what he would intend if he got elected president. And if [his case] was not brought to trial before then, he's likely to issue that as well," Hutchinson said in an interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. "From a legal standpoint, a constitutional standpoint, that is a question that the courts would have to resolve," Hutchinson told Karl. "I'm doubtful of it. I don't think that's what the Constitution intends in giving the president the pardon power. But most importantly, it ...