Washington (CNN)Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Sunday he disagrees with former President Donald Trump's suggestion that he would pardon people charged in connection with the deadly Capitol insurrection if he was reelected.
"The folks that were part of the riots and, frankly, the assault on the US Capitol, have to be held accountable. There is a rule of law," Sununu told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union."
"I don't care whether you were part of burning cities in Antifa in 2020 or storming the Capitol in 2021, everybody needs to be held fairly accountable across," he added, appearing to refer to violence tied to racial justice protests in 2020.
"They shouldn't be pardoned?" Bash asked, referring to the Capitol rioters.
"Of course not. Oh my goodness, no," the governor said.
"I do not think the president should have made -- President Trump should have made that pledge to do pardons," she told ABC News. "We should let the judicial process proceed. January 6 was a dark day in our history."
The Department of Justice hasmore than 700 people in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
Trump says Jan. 6 riters are treated unfairly
During the Saturday rally, Trump called the prosecutions and prison sentences rioters have faced "a disgrace," and said: "If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6 fairly."
"And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly," the former president said.
Washington (CNN)Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Sunday he disagrees with former President Donald Trump's suggestion that he would pardon people charged in connection with the deadly Capitol insurrection if he was reelected.
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