From the very beginning, Mitt Romney has always been one of the most outspoken critics of Donald Trump at any point on the political spectrum, and the fact that he is a Republican had made this opposition to Trump a particularly frustrating one for the GOP.
Now, as Donald Trump faces a possible impeachment conviction in the Senate in the coming weeks, Romney is lashing out again, this time telling Fox News’ Chris Wallace that the impeachment itself was important for the “unity” of our nation.
The Utah Senator had the following to say during an interview over the weekend.
Romney said, “Well, we’re certainly going to have a trial. I wish that weren’t necessary, with the president’s conduct with regard to the call to the secretary of state in Georgia as well as the incitation towards the insurrection that led to the attack on the Capital calls for a trial. If we are going to have unity in our country, I think it’s important to recognize the need for accountability, for truth, and justice. So I think there will be a trial, and I hope it goes as quickly as possible, but that’s up to the council on both sides.”
He added, “I think it’s pretty clear that over the last year or so there has been an effort to corrupt the election of the United States and it was not by President Biden, it was by President Trump and 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 in citation to insurrection. I mean, this is obviously very serious and an attack on the very foundation of our democracy, and it is something that has to be considered and resolved.”
Democrats are hoping Trump will be convicted during this second impeachment, and possibly implement a rule that would bar the former NYC businessman from ever holding public office in the United States again.
