Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he is disappointed that six of the eight presidential candidates at the Republican debate pledged to support former President Donald Trump if he is convicted in one or more of his criminal cases.
Hogan said in a Thursday interview with CNN's Dana Bash that it was the "lowlight of the entire debate." Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and former Vice President Mike Pence all raised their hands when asked by Fox News moderators if the former president would have their support to become president.
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“I mean, I was embarrassed and disgusted by the fact that, you know, look, we’ve got to let the court cases play themselves out. We can’t, everybody is presumed innocent until proven guilty," Hogan said. "But no man is above the law, not even the president of the United States.”
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson were the only ones who did not raise their hands. Christie said, "Someone's got to stop normalizing this conduct." Hutchinson said that Trump was "morally disqualified" from being president again.
“I was amazed that only Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson stood up and said, you know, they would … follow the Constitution and the rule of law,” Hogan said.
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“For, you know, six people to raise their hand and say, ‘I would put a convicted felon in the White House,’ it’s just beyond comprehension,” Hogan added. “I mean, in most states, convicted felons don’t even have the right to vote. They’re not registered voters, but we would put them in the White House.”
Trump is expected to turn himself in to the Fulton County Jail Thursday evening for charges stemming from his fourth criminal case, based in Georgia. The former president and 18 co-defendants are facing sweeping charges related to alleged attempts to overturn Georgia's 2020 general election results.