Nikki Haley will not pre-emptively pardon Trump: ‘It needs to play out’
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6HZPQ)
Ex-South Carolina governor at a town hall in New Hampshire said one should talk about a pardon after someone has been convicted'
Nikki Haley would not pre-emptively pardon Donald Trump for crimes committed as president, saying no one was above the law and legal processes should play out. But she would pardon him anyway after any conviction, she added.
I think everything needs to play out," the South Carolina governor turned Republican presidential hopeful said on Thursday at a CNN town hall in New Hampshire, next week the second state to vote in the GOP primary.
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