No blanket pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, says Hutchinson.

Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson has promised not to issue "blanket pardons" to those convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol if he is elected president. Hutchinson's stance contrasts with those of the two front-runners in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who have both said they would consider pardons for the rioters. Hutchinson has emerged as a key Republican voice refuting Trump's false claims of election fraud and has called on Trump to drop out of the 2024 race.