Kamala Harris didn’t dismiss pardoning Donald Trump if elected president during an interview with NBC News but tried to shut down the line of questioning.

The former president is awaiting sentencing on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after being found guilty in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial.

He also faces legal entanglements after allegedly stealing classified documents (though that case is under appeal), his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and the currently paused election crimes case in Fulton County, Georgia.

If Trump loses the election, he could be spending more time in courtrooms and jail cells than his Mar-A-Lago home, so NBC News correspondent Hallie Jackson wondered if Harris might actually pardon the former president.

“Would you consider, if you win and he’s convicted, a pardon for former President Trump?” Jackson asked during the interview that aired Tuesday.

Harris chose not to engage with that question, saying, “I’m not going to get into those hypotheticals. I’m focused on the next 14 days.”

But Jackson continued her line of questioning.

“But do you believe, is there any part of you that subscribes to the argument that has been made in the past that a pardon could help bring America together, could help you unify the country and move them, move on,” Jackson asked.

Harris didn’t dismiss pardoning Trump. She did, however, offer a different way to bring America together.

“Let me tell you what’s going to help us move on: I get elected president of the United States,” she said.

There is, of course, precedent for a president to pardon their predecessor. Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon in 1974 to help the country move past its “long national nightmare.”

In recent months, Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips as well as Republicans Mitt Romney and Ron DeSantis have suggested Trump should be pardoned.

However, Trump has avoided saying whether he would pardon himself should he be reelected.

Many people were happy that Harris didn’t agree to pardoning Trump, including a parody account that shares the same name of Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Others chimed in, with many mentioning the negative effects caused by Ford’s pardon of Nixon.

One person suggested dire consequences for Harris should she actually pardon Trump.

Others were impressed by the way Harris dealt with the question.