Romney on Trump impeachment: ‘If we’re going to have unity,’ there must be ‘accountability’
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, expressed help for the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, telling “Fox News Sunday” that it was obligatory to obtain justice.
Romney, who voted to convict Trump at his first impeachment, cited Trump’s effort to persuade Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the state’s election end result, in addition to his election-related rhetoric prior to the violent riot on the U.S. Capitol constructing on Jan. 6.
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“Well, we’re certainly going to have a trial. I wish that weren’t necessary, but the president’s conduct with regards to the call to Secretary of State Raffensperger in Georgia as well as the incitation towards the insurrection that led to the attack on the Capitol call for a trial,” Romney stated. “And you know if we’re going to have unity in our country I think it’s important to recognize the need for accountability, for truth and justice.”
Romney stated that the House’s article of impeachment “suggests impeachable conduct,” however he acknowledged that he and his fellow senators have but to hear arguments from the 2 sides. He stated he’ll “do my best as a Senate juror to apply justice as well as I can understand it.”
The Republican senator went on to slam Trump, not only for his phrases and actions within the months following the election, however for what he stated main up to it, going way back to to his first impeachment.
“I think it’s pretty clear that over the last year or so there has been an effort to corrupt the election in the United States,” he stated. “It was not by President Biden, it was by President Trump. And that that corruption we saw with regards to the conduct in Ukraine, as well as the call to Secretary of State Raffensperger, as well as the incitation to insurrection. This is obviously very serious and an attack on the very foundation of our democracy and is something which has to be considered and resolved.”
Looking ahead, Romney acknowledged that Trump will proceed to have an affect on the Republican Party, however he pointed to knew voices that he believes might decide the course the occasion goes in. He particularly talked about Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, and Sens. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,
Romney was essential of Biden as nicely. While the brand new president has known as for unity, Romney stated a few of his govt actions through the first days of the administration have been divisive and can upset parts of the American folks.
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“I think there are some actions the president is taking that are going lead to some anger and division,” Romney stated. “I think, for instance, saying we’re not going to allow further leases on government land for oil and gas, that obviously very badly hurt our rural communities. Stopping the Keystone Pipeline, that puts a lot of people out of work. Those people are going to be understandably angry.”
Romney stated that Biden ought to be cautious “to not do things that incite a great deal of unnecessary anger.”
