Posted on 08/23/2018 9:54:34 AM PDT by gattaca
Mitt Romney (R) said the "last 24 hours" have confirmed his "faith" in the U.S. justice system after President Trump's former campaign chairman was convicted on eight felony counts while his former personal lawyer pleaded guilty to various counts including campaign finance law violations.
"The events of the last 24 hours confirm that conduct by highly-placed individuals was both dishonorable and illegal," Romney, who is running for the Senate in Utah, wrote in a tweet on Wednesday.
"Also confirmed is my faith in our justice system and my conviction that we are a nation committed to the rule of law."
Romney, who ran for president in 2012 as the Republican nominee, did not mention President Trump, whom he has occasionally come out against.
On Tuesday, a jury found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty on eight charges of bank and tax fraud. Minutes later, Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts of bank fraud, tax fraud and campaign finance law violations.
Cohen implicated Trump in the campaign finance violations, claiming the then-candidate had directed him to pay "hush money" to silence two women alleging affairs with Trump.
Republican lawmakers have, for the most part, stayed out of the fray surrounding Cohen's stunning accusation.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said he needs "more information" before coming to conclusions and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) did not respond to requests for comment, according to CNN.
And Trump endorsed him (despite the fact Trump knows how effective his endorsements are) over pro-Trump people like Larry Meyers and the Dr. who Mitt faced off against in the second round of the primaries.
Trump knew damn well he was a snake before he let him in.
Mitt Romney is killing his political chances with his mouth.
Why do I detest Romney, Bush, and McCain more than Obama, Hillary, and even Pelosi?
With Cohen ,the prosecution and defense are on the same side ,LOL
If there was any way for Mitt to lose, I would root for it to happen.
He is going to be a disaster in the Senate.
Maggot Mitt, the stealth genocide wizard.
The Deep State, ie The Evil State, never disappoints.
FOAD Romney
And conservative Utahans will be forced to vote for this sniveling thing, or risk helping dems take over the Senate. Imagine how he’s going to vote? McCain, reincarnated, or worse.
He’s McTurd’s replacement, sure enough.
I think I would rather have the Dem than this A-HOLE, at least WE KNOW what the hell we have !!! This SOB is going to be worse than McCain, the press will be running to him EVERY DAMNED minute to hear someone from OUR SIDE rip Trump apart!!! Thank you but I would prefer the Dem at least the Dem won’t be an angel of the media flapping his trap every 5 minutes!!!!
Putz to the end. Fellow Utahns...don’t elect this pathetic loser.
Go home, Willard. You are drunk....on self-importance.
Loser.
I see Mittens is still a d-bag.
Redundant.
Like John Edwards
Mittens = Deep state filth.
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