Mitt Mitt Romney, R-Utah, expressed support for the upcoming indictment of former President Donald Trump and told Fox News Sunday that a trial is needed to achieve ‘truth and justice’.
Romney, who during his first indictment voted to convict Trump, praised Trump’s attempt to persuade Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to reverse the state’s election results, as well as his call for a march. to the American Capitol at a rally on January 6 immediately prior to the violent riot.
DREAM DETERMINATION TRY TO DELAY TO THE WEEK OF FEB. 8, SCHUMER SAY
“Well, we are definitely going to have a trial. I wish it was not necessary, but the actions of the president regarding the appeal to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Raffensperger in Georgia, as well as the incitement to the uprising that led called for the attack on the Capitol to be heard, “Romney said.
“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 said the article of the indictment “indicates impeccable conduct”, but he acknowledged that he and his fellow senators had not yet heard arguments from the two sides. He said he would “do my best as a Senate jury member to enforce justice as best I can.”
The Republican slammed Trump, not only for his words and actions in the months after the election, but also for what led to the first indictment.
TRUMP IMPEACHMENT MANAGER SWALWELL ON TRIAL: ‘IF THE SENATE ALLOWS WITNESSES, WE WILL BE WITNESSED’
“I think it’s pretty clear that over the last year or so there’s been an attempt to corrupt the election in the United States,” Romney said. “It was not by President Biden, it was by President Trump … The corruption we have seen regarding the conduct in Ukraine, as well as the call for Foreign Minister Raffensperger, as well as the incitement to insurgency “It is, of course, very serious and an attack on the foundations of our democracy and is something that needs to be considered and resolved.”
In the future, Romney acknowledged that Trump would still have an influence on the Republican Party, but he pointed to new voices that he said could determine which direction the party is going. He specifically told Mr. Larry Hogan, Maryland, named Charlie Baker, governor of Massachusetts. , and Sens. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., And Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,
Romney was also critical of Biden. While the new president called for unity, Romney said some of his executive actions were divided during the first days of government.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“I think there are some actions the president is taking that are going to lead to anger and division,” Romney said. “I think, for example, that we are not going to allow further leases on government land for oil and gas, which is obviously hurting our rural communities a lot. Stopping the Keystone pipeline, which puts many people out of work. People are going to be understandably angry.”
Romney said Biden should be careful “not to do things that incite a lot of unnecessary anger.”