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2024 GOP candidate and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez stated that if he becomes the President of the United States, he would use the pardon power to heal the country and pardon Trump if necessary. He believes that Trump is entitled to due process like everyone else and that there has been a desire to convict him based on allegations alone. Suarez aims to become the first sitting mayor to become president.
Republican presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Asa Hutchinson have different plans for how they would approach the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump if either were to capture the White House in 2024. Ramaswamy vowed to pardon Trump if elected president, while Hutchinson called Ramaswamy's vow to pardon Trump "simply wrong." Other 2024 GOP contenders have criticized the Justice Department since Trump first disclosed the indictment, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accusing the DOJ of "weaponization of federal law enforcement" and former Vice President Mike Pence calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to "stop hiding behind the special counsel and stand before the American people."
GOP presidential candidates have taken different positions on whether to pardon former President Donald Trump if he is found guilty of the charges in the federal indictment. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson criticized the idea of using the pardon power to curry votes, while Vivek Ramaswamy promised to pardon Trump and called the allegations vague. Republican businessman Perry Johnson has also called for a pardon. Hutchinson argued that offering a pardon before the case is tried undermines the jury system and is offensive.