And earlier on Thursday morning, President Trump took a swipe at him when addressing the National Prayer Breakfast, criticising people who use their faith to justify "wrong" actions. But Mr Romney's colleagues in the Senate have been careful not to be too critical. The most important vote is the next vote. Mr Romney spoke on the Senate floor ahead of his vote on Wednesday to say "the president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust," and that what he "did was wrong, grievously wrong".
He spoke of his Mormon faith and "oath before God" that demanded that he vote for conviction. After his vote to remove Mr Trump for abuse of power, President Trump tweeted a video that referred to Mr Romney as a "Democrat secret asset". At the National Prayer Breakfast later on Thursday, a cross-party event held annually in Washington DC, Mr Trump appeared to take a swipe at Mr Romney saying: "I don't like people that use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong.
This has been interpreted as an attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has said she prays for Mr Trump and was sat four seats from him as he questioned the sincerity of her faith.
You're never getting rid of that scar. Mr Trump will make an address to the nation regarding his impeachment later on Thursday. Author Anne Coulter called Mr Romney a "useful idiot" for Democrats, adding that he is "now finished in national politics". Two more witnesses have been scheduled to testify Wednesday before the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry: Catherine Croft, a special adviser for Ukraine at the State Department, and Christopher Anderson, a former aide to former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
Kathryn Wheelbarger, acting assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, is already scheduled to give a deposition Wednesday.
Pete Williams. Federal District Court Judge Beryl Howell ruled Friday that a completely unredacted version of Mueller's final report, as well as underlying evidence backing up its conclusions, must be turned over to the House by Wednesday. House Democrats sued to get the material, saying they need it for their impeachment inquiry. Once the grand jury material is turned over, DOJ said, "it cannot be recalled, and the confidentiality of the grand jury information will be lost for all time.
Adam Edelman and Rebecca Shabad. The White House is trying to block Kupperman's appearance, and the ex-deputy national security adviser filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal judge to rule on whether he must testify under a congressional subpoena. Witnesses like Dr. Kupperman need to do their duty and show up. Kupperman's refusal to appear "may warrant a contempt proceeding against him," Schiff said.
Read the full story. Mike Memoli. Joe Biden said President Donald Trump has "no integrity" when he targets the former vice president's family on the campaign trail. And I've never discussed them because they know where I have to do my job and that's it, and they have to make their own judgments," the candidate said in an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday. And it turns out he did not do a single thing wrong, as everybody's investigated.
A television ad airing in the state, paid for by the conservative Club for Growth group, that slammed Romney as "slippery," "stealthy" and a "Democrat secret asset" hasn't helped his numbers. Former Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, who has known Romney since and worked with him on the winter Olympics in the state, views the senator's actions as stemming from a lifelong quest to vindicate his father's failed presidential bid by ascending to the Oval Office himself.
George Romney was laughed out of the Republican primary after saying he'd been through a "brainwashing" on a trip to Vietnam. That's why his son chooses his words so carefully, Cannon said, sometimes leaving the impression that he is cold and mechanical. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.
Politics Covid U. News World Opinion Business. Share this —. Follow NBC News. By Adam Edelman and Jonathan Allen. His staff granted the interview on the condition that it would be embargoed until he took to the Senate floor. Romney had a hard time believing, for example, that Trump had been acting out of a desire to crack down on corruption when he tried to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
Adam J. White: A republic, if we can keep it. When I asked Romney why none of his fellow Republicans had reached the same conclusion, he attempted diplomacy. But it seems clear that his journey from GOP standard-bearer to party supervillain has been jarring.
He recalled a political strategist during one of his early campaigns explaining how to court the three main factions of the GOP coalition—social conservatives, fiscal conservatives, and foreign-policy hawks.
Now the conservative movement is ruled by a president who routinely makes a mockery of such litmus tests. Deficit reduction?
0コメント