Republican 2024 presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson tells ThisWeekABC he expects Donald Trump might try to pardon himself in the event he is convicted of criminal charges but also reelected.
A potential presidential pardon would only apply to the federal case.
Hutchinson, a former federal prosecutor, said Trump's looming prosecution will have a major political dimension as it unfolds during the 2024 election. Trump faces 37 federal charges, including 31 counts under the Espionage Act for how he allegedly handled national defense information.
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