Asa Hutchinson in CBS "Face the Nation" interviews for 2023 races

On Crime: Shouldn't promise pardons during presidential campaign

Q: Should Trump be pardoned for the good of the country, as Ambassador Haley suggested?

HUTCHINSON: No. First of all, that should not be any discussion during a presidential campaign. You don't put pardons out there to garner votes. That is premature. Obviously, if there's a conviction--

Q: You think that's what she's doing?

HUTCHINSON: Well, I think that anybody who promises pardons during the presidential campaign is not serving our system of justice well and it's inappropriate.

Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls Jul 30, 2023

On Drugs: Use economic pressure on Mexico to fight against fentanyl

The key is Mexico, because that's where the precursor chemicals are going. The cartels have it; they're making the fentanyl at the labs there. And Mexico can control both of those. We need greater support from Mexico, we need to use our economic pressure against Mexico so that they will cooperate with us to a greater extent in fighting fentanyl. Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls Jul 30, 2023

The above quotations are from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews for 2023 races (Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2021-2023 races). Click here for other excerpts from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews for 2023 races (Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2021-2023 races). Click here for other excerpts by Asa Hutchinson. Click here for a profile of Asa Hutchinson.
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