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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Sep 30, 2025, 02:53 PM Sep 2025

Mitt Romney reveals he personally urged Biden administration to preemptively pardon Donald Trump [View all]

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney revealed Monday night that he called the White House during the Biden administration when Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating Donald Trump to urge President Joe Biden to preemptively pardon him.

“I called a member of the White House, one of the senior advisers to President Biden. And I said, if the Justice Department decides to indict President Trump, I hope President Biden will immediately eliminate that, and that he will provide a pardon immediately. Why? Number one, I don’t want the anger and the hate and the vitriol. But number two: We just can’t begin to be prosecuting political opponents,” Romney said during a conversation with CNN’s Dana Bash at an event hosted by Drew University in Morristown, New Jersey.

“Pardoning at that point would have been a way to make that very clear,” added Romney.

“What did they say back to you?” asked Bash.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mitt-romney-reveals-personally-urged-050939987.html

I'm glad they didn't

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Sounds like Mittens is hoping he isn't on Trumps Retribution List and if so he can get some amnesty Pachamama Sep 2025 #1
Another Christian Nationalist travelingthrulife Sep 2025 #2
Yes by all means pardon traitors and child rapists. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #3
yadda, yadda, yadda, it would have just embolden the fascists more, shut your yap rummy, we don't care what you said. nt ImNotGod Sep 2025 #4
It would have been wrong for the country and politically fatal for Biden Renew Deal Sep 2025 #5
Ford's pardoning of Nixon was outrageous enough, and led to the mess we have now. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #6
That pardon is a significant part of the path that got us here. themaguffin Sep 2025 #7
And Nixon was done as President exboyfil Sep 2025 #20
Gerald Ford is saving a space beside him in hell UpInArms Sep 2025 #8
"Peace in our time." BannonsLiver Sep 2025 #9
Fucken mittens what a 5 star creep. It should be the opposite punish the highest ranks harder to make point. Blues Heron Sep 2025 #10
Fuck Romney. sheshe2 Sep 2025 #11
I agree with most of that, although... TommyT139 Sep 2025 #16
Idiot. None of you entitled white guys ever learn from your mistakes. Baitball Blogger Sep 2025 #12
Considering all the indictments, trials, convictions, etc., pursuing trump didn't help us. Think both Biden and Garland Silent Type Sep 2025 #13
Prosecution was the right thing to do. We have never had a President try to violently overturn an election, on TV. SunSeeker Sep 2025 #19
Unfortunately, didn't work for us, unless you believe trump would have won by 10 points without the indictments, etc. Silent Type Sep 2025 #22
Ridiculous. Trump won the Popular vote by just 1.5% Wiz Imp Sep 2025 #35
Also ridiculous. Silent Type Sep 2025 #36
Not being able to complete those prosecutions is what cost us. SunSeeker Sep 2025 #39
Relying on courts to determine election by convicting trump is the mistake, IMO. Silent Type Sep 2025 #40
We were not using courts to "determine an election." We were trying to convict a criminal. SunSeeker Sep 2025 #41
Sorry, we thought he would be eliminated by courts. The right wing talk is trying to convince people Silent Type Sep 2025 #44
We thought he would be eliminated by the truth. Lies (and sexism and racism) won. SunSeeker Sep 2025 #45
Tough for some to accept truth. Hope we don't run on retribution and payback because we'll lose again. Silent Type Sep 2025 #47
Running on retribution worked for Trump. SunSeeker Sep 2025 #49
OK. Still hope we don't run on retribution just because it worked for trump. Silent Type Sep 2025 #50
Your hope will be fulfilled. We don't run on retribution. We will run on restoring the economy & rule of law. nt SunSeeker Sep 2025 #54
Trump broke the law AZProgressive Sep 2025 #48
Those Prosecutions RobinA Sep 2025 #43
Pardoning Trump would NOT have gotten him "off the stage." SunSeeker Sep 2025 #46
Really Mittens ??? really you coward RANDYWILDMAN Sep 2025 #14
Rather naive to think a pardon would have dissipated the anger Raven123 Sep 2025 #15
Romney, is living in the delusion of a government of genteel statesmen. progressoid Sep 2025 #17
Trump committed numerous crimes. yardwork Sep 2025 #18
Does he really think a pardon would have stopped badhair77 Sep 2025 #21
Magical underwear madness. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2025 #23
Akin To Charlie Kirk, Mitt Romney Is A Massive Piece Of Shit Y'all, Don't Let Anyone Tell Ya' Different! MayReasonRule Sep 2025 #24
What does he have to say about Comey ? JI7 Sep 2025 #25
Of course. Aristus Sep 2025 #26
Not good enough. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #27
Is he angling for a job in the orange turd administration ? kimbutgar Sep 2025 #28
Why? ' Because I'm a coward' he says. C_U_L8R Sep 2025 #29
Fuck off !!! We are suppose to be a country of laws. SamKnause Sep 2025 #30
"Country of Laws" for the common folk Wednesdays Sep 2025 #31
Attn Mitt Botany Sep 2025 #32
Stepford Republican. twodogsbarking Sep 2025 #33
We shouldn't have pardoned Nixon. swong19104 Sep 2025 #34
I don't know what Romney's motive is for publicly revealing it now. Wiz Imp Sep 2025 #37
Fuck yourself, Romney. Paladin Sep 2025 #38
Trump was prosecuted for breaking MANY, MANY laws, Mitt, not for political opposition. tanyev Sep 2025 #42
I wonder if the Mormon Church attack mercuryblues Sep 2025 #51
If that would have kept him from running for president, ok. nilram Sep 2025 #52
Maybe Romney is in the Epstein Files, then. Would make sense. flvegan Sep 2025 #53
I think I'd be keeping that to myself, Mitt. 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #55
Indictments followed by pardons could have neutered Trump Buckeyeblue Oct 2025 #56
Romney's trying to stay out of Trump's line of fire. He'd like to see Trump in jail as much as we would. Vinca Oct 2025 #57
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