Businessman and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been outraged after former Arkansas Republican governor Asa Hutchinson criticized Ramaswamy for promising to pardon former President Donald Trump if elected. condemned.

“It is totally wrong for a candidate to use the pardon powers of the United States and the president to collect votes and applause,” said Hutchinson, the Republican presidential candidate. Said Minutes after fellow presidential candidate Ramaswamy doubled down on his promise to pardon Trump during the presidential campaign, CNN host Dana Bash appeared on Sunday’s State of the Union. previous segment. (Related article: ‘Stinks of politicization’: Ramaswamy and Dana Bash clash over Trump pardon promise)

In response to Asa Hutchinson’s remarks, Ramaswami said, “I can’t wait to see Establishment Republican candidates celebrating at Schadenfreude as the corrupt Biden Department of Justice indicts our main competitor. I’m sorry,” he tweeted. “The indictment makes no mention of the primary law related to this case, the Presidential Records Act. It is silent on the fact that the classification rules were codified by *executive order* rather than by law. I am silent on the Clinton Stocking Drawer Federal Court’s ruling that the president has “sole discretion” to decide what records are covered. “

President Trump said on Thursday he was informed by his attorneys that he had been indicted as a result of a search of classified documents that were the subject of the Aug. 8 raid on his Mar-a-Lago, Fla., mansion. Announced on Truth Social. Ramaswamy said in a Twitter post Thursday night that he would pardon Trump.

As the corrupt Biden Department of Justice indicts our main competitor, it is a pity to see Establishment Republican candidates celebrating in Schadenfreude. The indictment does not mention the primary law related to the case, the Presidential Records Act. I am silent about the fact that the classification rule is… https://t.co/wMpju5q08Q

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRAmaswamy) June 11, 2023

“If you’re a former prosecutor and you’re now making selfish claims in favor of @CNN by eliminating your competitors in the Republican primary, do your homework first.” continued Ramaswamy.

Hutchinson called on Trump to withdraw from the campaign after the Justice Department indicted him.

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