Posted on 07/11/2020 6:37:37 AM PDT by RandFan
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) on Saturday sharply condemned President Trump's commutation for longtime ally and political confidant Roger Stone, labeling it "historic corruption."
"Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president," Romney tweeted Saturday morning.
Romney, a vocal Trump critic, was one of the first Republican lawmakers to weigh in on the president's commutation for Stone, who was sentenced to more than three years in prison before the commutation.
Stone was convicted last year of lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction of official proceeding. He was due to report to prison Tuesday before Trump stepped in to commute his sentence.
Some of Trump's defenders in Congress have rallied around his commutation of Stone, which was expected after the president spoke out in defense of his former campaign adviser and the start of the GOP operative's prison term loomed.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tweeted Friday before the commutation was announced that "in my view it would be justified" for Trump to commute the sentence.
"Mr. Stone is in his 70s and this was a non-violent, first-time offense," Graham wrote, calling the initial FBI investigation into contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016 and the special counsel Robert Mueller's probe "biased and corrupt."
ASSHAT
Steve King was hounded from office for way less than this. I can only assume the GOP endorses Romney’s statement given he will face no sanction for it.
I could give less of a crap about what he has to say, how about he replace Demented Joe just so he can lose again.
Shut up Romney.
I personally pay the current destruction and communist insurrection of the United States directly at your feet.
You haven’t lifted ONE finger to help this country.
RESIGN you insipid hack so we can get real leadership back into the GOP.
Sounds like Mittens has his magic underwear in a wad.
What a jackwagon.
The corruption is prosecuting Stone in the first place. There was no Russia collusion and the FBI knew that in January 2017 and Mueller knew it in May 2017. And there was no evidence that the Russians hacked the DNC server and gave the emails to Wikileaks. Totally bogus prosecution.
Here’s Mitt, advertising his uselessness once more.
I don’t recall his eager criticism of Stealth Muslim Obama pardoning traitor Bergdahl, who betrayed his fellows soldiers on the field of battle and directly caused the deaths of his rescuers.
MItt is a vain-glorious attention whore. He besmirches his honor and his faith, soiling his holy underwear in the process.
Got your name in the news again, Mitt? I utterly despise “GOP” politicians who grovel for loving media attention.
Mitt Romney is historic douchbaggery at its worst.
Unfortunately, we are stuck with him until the adrenochrome stops working effectively. Utah may have a new Senator by 2045. /s
Let’s go back in time....
Romney and his kajillion offshore accounts
oh and
Robert Maxwell
While I dont think Romney is one of the politicians Maxwell has tape on...I do think he deserves scrutiny
Pierre Delecto acts like this for one reason: Donald Trump is president, and he’s not.
Romney is corruption.
Romney is not the head of the Republican Party. he is a loser of the first degree.
Sit down and shut up, mitt
Im beginning to think Mitt is more than just a swamp creature. Like maybe he’s in the Epstein club too.
I want names
And he pledged to give all his information to the authorities and testify in court.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12091701/epstein-maxwell-people-sex-under-age-girls/
He wants more coverage for himself on CNN and MSNBC ....
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