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(129,205 posts) Tue Sep 30, 2025, 02:53 PM Yesterday

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

Sounds like Mittens is hoping he isn't on Trumps Retribution List and if so he can get some amnesty Pachamama Yesterday #1

Another Christian Nationalist travelingthrulife Yesterday #2

Yes by all means pardon traitors and child rapists. Irish_Dem Yesterday #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 Yesterday #4

It would have been wrong for the country and politically fatal for Biden Renew Deal Yesterday #5

Ford's pardoning of Nixon was outrageous enough, and led to the mess we have now. Ocelot II Yesterday #6

That pardon is a significant part of the path that got us here. themaguffin Yesterday #7

And Nixon was done as President exboyfil Yesterday #20

Gerald Ford is saving a space beside him in hell UpInArms Yesterday #8

"Peace in our time." BannonsLiver Yesterday #9

Fucken mittens what a 5 star creep. It should be the opposite punish the highest ranks harder to make point. Blues Heron Yesterday #10

Fuck Romney. sheshe2 Yesterday #11

I agree with most of that, although... TommyT139 Yesterday #16

Idiot. None of you entitled white guys ever learn from your mistakes. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #12

Considering all the indictments, trials, convictions, etc., pursuing trump didn't help us. Think both Biden and Garland Silent Type Yesterday #13

Prosecution was the right thing to do. We have never had a President try to violently overturn an election, on TV. SunSeeker Yesterday #19

Unfortunately, didn't work for us, unless you believe trump would have won by 10 points without the indictments, etc. Silent Type Yesterday #22

Ridiculous. Trump won the Popular vote by just 1.5% Wiz Imp Yesterday #35

Also ridiculous. Silent Type Yesterday #36

Not being able to complete those prosecutions is what cost us. SunSeeker Yesterday #39

Relying on courts to determine election by convicting trump is the mistake, IMO. Silent Type Yesterday #40

We were not using courts to "determine an election." We were trying to convict a criminal. SunSeeker Yesterday #41

Sorry, we thought he would be eliminated by courts. The right wing talk is trying to convince people Silent Type 23 hrs ago #44

We thought he would be eliminated by the truth. Lies (and sexism and racism) won. SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #45

Tough for some to accept truth. Hope we don't run on retribution and payback because we'll lose again. Silent Type 23 hrs ago #47

Running on retribution worked for Trump. SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #49

OK. Still hope we don't run on retribution just because it worked for trump. Silent Type 20 hrs ago #50

Your hope will be fulfilled. We don't run on retribution. We will run on restoring the economy & rule of law. nt SunSeeker 19 hrs ago #54

Trump broke the law AZProgressive 23 hrs ago #48

Those Prosecutions RobinA 23 hrs ago #43

Pardoning Trump would NOT have gotten him "off the stage." SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #46

Really Mittens ??? really you coward RANDYWILDMAN Yesterday #14

Rather naive to think a pardon would have dissipated the anger Raven123 Yesterday #15

Romney, is living in the delusion of a government of genteel statesmen. progressoid Yesterday #17

Trump committed numerous crimes. yardwork Yesterday #18

Does he really think a pardon would have stopped badhair77 Yesterday #21

Magical underwear madness. n/t rzemanfl Yesterday #23

Akin To Charlie Kirk, Mitt Romney Is A Massive Piece Of Shit Y'all, Don't Let Anyone Tell Ya' Different! MayReasonRule Yesterday #24

What does he have to say about Comey ? JI7 Yesterday #25

Of course. Aristus Yesterday #26

Not good enough. hamsterjill Yesterday #27

Is he angling for a job in the orange turd administration ? kimbutgar Yesterday #28

Why? ' Because I'm a coward' he says. C_U_L8R Yesterday #29

Fuck off !!! We are suppose to be a country of laws. SamKnause Yesterday #30

"Country of Laws" for the common folk Wednesdays Yesterday #31

Attn Mitt Botany Yesterday #32

Stepford Republican. twodogsbarking Yesterday #33

We shouldn't have pardoned Nixon. swong19104 Yesterday #34

I don't know what Romney's motive is for publicly revealing it now. Wiz Imp Yesterday #37

Fuck yourself, Romney. Paladin Yesterday #38

Trump was prosecuted for breaking MANY, MANY laws, Mitt, not for political opposition. tanyev Yesterday #42

I wonder if the Mormon Church attack mercuryblues 20 hrs ago #51

If that would have kept him from running for president, ok. nilram 20 hrs ago #52

Maybe Romney is in the Epstein Files, then. Would make sense. flvegan 19 hrs ago #53

I think I'd be keeping that to myself, Mitt. 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #55

Indictments followed by pardons could have neutered Trump Buckeyeblue 10 hrs ago #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 10 hrs ago #57