Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) let out an audible sign on Sunday when he was asked whether Donald Trump would follow the U.S. Constitution if he is elected for a second term.
During a Sunday interview on NBC, host Kristen Welker noted that Trump had vowed to release people convicted of crimes for the attacks on Jan. 6, 2021.
"I do not think it's appropriate," Cassidy replied. "We're a nation of laws, and those folks who are convicted, many times they pled guilty. If you plead guilty, i.e., obviously you are not a patriot, you're somebody who committed a criminal act."
"Senator, you know, it's interesting," Welker pressed, "when you became one of those who voted to convict former President Trump in his second impeachment, you said, our Constitution and our country is more important than any one person."
"Do you believe that former President Trump would follow the Constitution in a second term?" she asked.
Cassidy sighed audibly before continuing: "Now, that is a hypothetical, which is hard for me to kind of go at."
"And frankly, Kristen, that's the kind of question that people ask, almost begging an answer," he added. "All I can say is that we have checks and balances within our system that if any one person attempts to act in an unconstitutional fashion, that they can be theoretically checked."
