Posted on 07/12/2020 4:51:16 AM PDT by RandFan
President Trump late Saturday lashed out at a pair of Republican senators after they criticized his decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime confidant and former campaign adviser Roger Stone.
In a tweet, Trump accused Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) of being “RINOS,” a pejorative meaning “Republican in name only.”
"Do RINO’S Pat Toomey & Mitt Romney have any problem with the fact that we caught Obama, Biden, & Company illegally spying on my campaign?" Trump asked in a tweet, claiming that an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election included "lying and leaking all the way."
"NO!" he added.
Romney and Toomey are so far the only Republican senators to publicly rebuke Trump's move to commute Stone's sentence. The former Republican operative was due to report to prison on Tuesday to serve a 40-month sentence for crimes uncovered in former special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Stone was convicted on seven felony charges, including lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing a proceeding.
But on Friday, the White House announced that Trump had granted Stone clemency. Trump, who had previously hinted at intervening in Stone's case, argued after the decision that Stone "was targeted by an illegal Witch Hunt." White House press Kayleigh McEnany also claimed in a statement that Stone was the "victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency."
The move was roundly denounced by Democrats. Romney, a vocal Trump critic and the only Republican to vote to impeach him earlier this year, also said in a tweet that the move amounted to "unprecedented, historic corruption."
"An American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president," Romney said.
Toomey called Trump's move a "mistake," noting that Attorney General William Barr had called Stone's prosecution "righteous" and the sentencing "fair." Justice Department leadership in February moved to reduce Stone's initial seven- to ten-year sentencing recommendation.
"The president clearly has the legal and constitutional authority to grant clemency for federal crimes," Toomey said in a statement. "However, this authority should be used judiciously and very rarely by any president."
Stone was one of several Trump associates to be charged in connection to Mueller's investigation. The probe concluded last year that the campaign did not conspire with Russia, noting, however, that it welcomed Moscow's efforts.
In a rare move, Mueller on Saturday publicly defended the integrity of the probe. In a Washington Post op-ed, he said Stone "remains a convicted felon, and rightly so."
He noted that he felt compelled to respond to "both to broad claims that our investigation was illegitimate and our motives were improper, and to specific claims that Roger Stone was a victim of our office."
"Stone was prosecuted and convicted because he committed federal crimes," he said.
BAIN, Romney’s and Soros’ company (they are partners),
brought USA obamaCARE AND the UKRAINE ATROCITIES.
Who was the funder initially? hint: Maxwell.
Romney says Stone lied to protect Trump. The “lies” were completely immaterial to Trump. Even a Democrat couldn’t make anything out of it after Stone’s trial and conviction.
Spineless rinos romney and toomey are two of a vast group of gop politicos who are terrified that they will pay a heavy price from fanatical liberal politicians if President Trump is not re elected.
I can’t wait to NOT vote for Toomey in 2022. He’s a loathsome globalist cuck.
Romney was involved in the coup attempt against Pres. Trump.
https://time.com/4322090/never-trump-mitt-romney-independent-candidate/
“... convicted by a jury ...”
It was a tainted jury, filled with anti Trump democrat hacks.
Toomy is playing with fire. He needs to be primaried in Pennsylvania. He only won his last election because of Trump coattails!
BAIN, Romney’s and Soros’ company (they are partners),
brought USA obamaCARE AND the UKRAINE ATROCITIES.
Who was the funder initially? hint: Maxwell.
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If true, this is huge and would explain a lot...can you post more on this Maxwell linkage?
Mueller can’t even write a recipe for cookies let alone defend his probe.
BIDEN/MUELLER IN 20... er, whatever.
Wrongfully convicted by a kangaroo court, and with no hope of getting a retrial by a fair court, he should be fully pardoned. Sure, he was stupid to testify and expose himself to a perjury trap, but this great fighter will never get a fair trial.
Were their names on the Lolita Express manifest?
Pat Toomey is one worthless Senator, who is in the job for HIMSELF... At his last election I left his name blank, as did many of my relatives...
There are many RINO that need to be voted out..and I hope every Republican in Pennsylvania votes against Patrick Toomey...
This entire Congress is a total embarrassment ...Pray daily for America...
Thanks for posting. HOORAY Chief.
Romney Wordsworth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3quruHpcuo
(notice Rod smoking a cigarette)
Classic.
Mitt is OBSOLETE.
I am embarrassed that Arlen Toomey is my senator and that my previous senator was Pat Spector. Arlen is weak on the constitution, especially the 2nd A. He is a globalist, tax and spend RINO. He would have been a great Democrat 20 years ago, and that is about the only thing that keeps him shy of being a complete Marxist.
Hey Utah! When are you going to do something about this disease called Pierre Delecto.
Did either of these dudes express any concern whatsoever about 0bama granting clemncy to 1,927 people? I don’t think so.
“Attorney General William Barr had called Stone’s prosecution “righteous” and the sentencing “fair.””
However, Barr evidently thinks the traitors trying to overthrow the government are not worth troubling over.
(Mitt is the STATE with the boot on your neck) All UNIPARTARIANS are. They’re just so coy, subtle, advanced, nuanced, progressive. Same criminals, different millennium.
What do you call when you throw feces against the wall and some of it sticks? Mitt Romney.
I’ve found most Mormons I’ve met to be agreeable, sane, measured, reasonable.
I’ve heard anecdotes of a Mormon ‘mafia’ that clicks its fingers and makes Mormons fall in line.
For the life of me, I am unable to understand how any reasonable person, Mormon or not, could support Mitt Romney. I can only speculate there are some fingers clicking in the background.
BIDEN/MUELLER IN 20... er, whatever.
Or Biden-Romney
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