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(129,365 posts) Tue Sep 30, 2025, 02:53 PM Tuesday

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 Tuesday OP

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

Another Christian Nationalist travelingthrulife Tuesday #2

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

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

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

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

And Nixon was done as President exboyfil Tuesday #20

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

"Peace in our time." BannonsLiver Tuesday #9

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

Fuck Romney. sheshe2 Tuesday #11

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

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

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

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

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

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

Also ridiculous. Silent Type Tuesday #36

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

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

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

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

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

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

Running on retribution worked for Trump. SunSeeker Tuesday #49

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

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

Trump broke the law AZProgressive Tuesday #48

Those Prosecutions RobinA Tuesday #43

Pardoning Trump would NOT have gotten him "off the stage." SunSeeker Tuesday #46

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

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

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

Trump committed numerous crimes. yardwork Tuesday #18

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

Magical underwear madness. n/t rzemanfl Tuesday #23

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

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

Of course. Aristus Tuesday #26

Not good enough. hamsterjill Tuesday #27

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

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

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

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

Attn Mitt Botany Tuesday #32

Stepford Republican. twodogsbarking Tuesday #33

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

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

Fuck yourself, Romney. Paladin Tuesday #38

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

I wonder if the Mormon Church attack mercuryblues Tuesday #51

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

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

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

Indictments followed by pardons could have neutered Trump Buckeyeblue Wednesday #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 Wednesday #57