'I’d have pardoned Trump': Trump foe Romney makes revelation I MSNBC Exclusive

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) sits down with Stephanie for an exclusive Keynote interview to share his thoughts on the spectacle of Congressional Republicans parading outside Trump's criminal trial, the future of the Republican party, and reflects on his final year in the United States Senate.
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[@SergioRamos-lz2ql]

I used to have a fair respect for Mr. Romney, but, at this point... blaming President Biden for the inactivity of the congress triggered by the other guy... the last straw.

[@susans8765]

Totally agree!!

[@lydiabell6218]

Surely, if you go back and review Romney's past, you will lose even more respect for Romney. I can't stand him (See my posts before if you are interested and have the time, thank you@=1

[@Tracey777]

​@@lydiabell6218Oh you are so right. He is the bottom of the barrel low and continues to show us that! I have always seen right through him. He also used to be outspoken on how horrible he was.a

[@websitemartian]

biden has been a DISASTER....

[@Beastmode365]

​@@websitemartianWRONG!!!

[@cutiepiecatloveallanimals6602]

And that’s why Romney never got elected president

[@Wicky173]

America was Saved!

[@edmundstrunkis1886]

But he would have been MUCH better than Donald Trump (obviously) !

[@aleshascott2673]

💯

[@eandsm4620]

@@edmundstrunkis1886 TRUE!!!

[@jockoadams3377]

Romney never got elected because he lost a debate to Candy Crowley.

[@julieblack2315]

Mr. Romney, you voted to impeach Trump for the insurrection. Now you would pardon him. No, there should be no pardon for someone who tried to overthrow our government. You just lost all credibility.

[@oofballz4328]

What “insurrection”?

[@tuerisenikuraciri9912]

The truth is the Rhinos & Democrat hated & fearTrump because Trump know how corrupt they are.... Trump a billionaire does not need the Government money to pay him, but to Make America Great Again. Trump want to serve Americans, Biden want to make millions by hook or by crook.

[@tupscolls776]

He’s a man of faith, he believes in forgiveness & redemption, so do I!

[@MentalS6k]

@@tupscolls776 Really?? 🙄

[@leroyvereen1823]

Who cares if he's a former president , committ the crime do the time. No one is above the law period .

[@feliciareid4471]

Agreed...he's a loser.

[@ebroskie]

Pardoning Nixon is a big part of where we are. Also, if billionaires paid their fair share of taxes we would not be in debt so much. GOP helped them pay even less, 1.5 trillion per year less.

[@user-iw6bu4iq4r]

Exactly Nixon should NEVER have been pardoned UNTIL AFTER his trial and was found guilty if at all.

[@Al-oe8ib]

Trump gave those tax cuts to the rich, it cost an 8 billion dollar increase to national debt….a full 25% of national debt…in just 4 failed years

[@EmilyBltz]

Amen❤

[@Val-rd4lb]

Yep. But rich politicians don't dare want us peasants thinking about that. They would rather take some social security away. People can barely live on what they get now. That's an insane idea. Just tax the rich. Way less people affected!

[@SNOOPYSNOOP1A]

AND YET THE REPUBLICANS STATES ARE RHE THE POOREST STATES IN AMERIKKKA =MAGA MAGA MAGA 😂😅😂

[@stevenlancestoll629]

Justice for treason isn't a big issue, Mitt?

[@coreyham3753]

Romney is simply wrong on so many issues - of course you don't pardon Chump, that just rewards multiple criminal acts. - he talks about fiscal responsibility and deficits, yet fails to mention the 8 trillion dollar deficit Chump and the GOP racked up over 4 short years. - he rants about the border, which has been an issue for many decades now. Where was his leadership on the border in his many years as a Senator? - he rants about entitlements meaning social security and medicare, yet nary a word about reforming the income tax system for the minimal taxes that the wealthy and corporate america pay. Romney is the arch republican ... talking in generalities yet never any actual and detailed plans to fix anything he talks about.

[@WalterDempsey-bj6ut]

Who committed treason??

[@janislentz9861]

It’s a shame you are ruining your legacy by bowing to corrupt Republican nonsense as you leave office! Ugh!

[@seanjones2456]

@@WalterDempsey-bj6ut Trump numbnut! He is being charged with mishandling top secret documents. Pay attention dude!

[@LiberalinOregon]

Not of you are a republican.

[@RayBolden-hv7iz]

The do nothing republican wants to do nothing but please trump💙💯💯💯💙💙🇱🇷💙

[@elaineisabelle427]

Romney sucks up to Trump yet again.

[@Vondarkstar]

Way to ruin your legacy with that statement.

[@Wicky173]

Because he is a "Fake!" He is still a deplorable Republican!

[@one4truth236]

Indeed. He knows Trump is guilty, yet he wants us to ignore it.

[@SNOOPYSNOOP1A]

WHAT LEGACY 😂😂😂

[@AdamBechtol]

Mmmm

[@eddieavila1081]

What legacy? A failed presidential run?

[@garyboxx1]

Romney you just put Trump above the law, that is disgraceful, no one is above the law, shame on you.

[@scottfarnsworth4431]

except for the Clintons...

[@mamaj7104]

Romney's guts are made out of jello. They're melting as he speaks. I'm glad he never made it to being our president.

[@weareacorprotocracynow6907]

And Obama using the IRS to harass his political rivals….and Biden using his position to get paid… and all the clowns on Capitol Hill getting inside info and trading stocks on it and going from a net worth of $1 to 100,000,000 dollars…. But yea it’s all trumps fault….

[@fluffydynomite3023]

@@scottfarnsworth4431and Obamas

[@carlettesouthern-robert2992]

Romney thinks pardoning Trump is an answer to the criminal actions of Donald J. Trump., what a moral failure he is. And yes Mitt Romney wants to dismantle Social Security!

[@randal_gibbons]

The only thing Romney should have said about Trump is "We shouldn't allow that man anywhere near the White House."

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

He also said this - “We gather today due to a selfish man’s injured pride and the outrage of his supporters whom he has deliberately misinformed for the past two months and stirred to action this very morning. What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States. Those who choose to continue to support his dangerous gambit by objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy." -- Mitt Romney, January 6 2021

[@yosoysandoval6769]

You are wrong Romney! We do want to see DJT held accountable. You talked all around his real crimes!

[@iniessiet5247]

Held accountable for what? For the Cangaroo January 6 committee who hide true testimonies of first hand witnesses just to indite

[@fr57ujf]

Romney had a brief opportunity at redemption when he came out against Trump. Here he shows just what a shallow character he is. He won't be missed.

[@JillBiden-ty7jz]

Romney will do anything to defend the corporate elite. Greed is his religion

[@carmend.1924]

💯 Agree with you. Traitors are not pardoned and Trump is a traitor!

[@Wicky173]

@@carmend.1924 And Romney is still just another Deplorable Republican!

[@flugsven]

They are all the same, more or less. The instinctive urge to protect and pamper Trump, at all costs.

[@lydiabell6218]

You are sooooooooo right!!!!

[@peterston4039]

Why in gods name would you pardon Trump? Proof to every citizen of this nation that rich people take care of their own, while the rest goes to jail. Unbelievable how one could think this would be a choice if Laws apply equally to all.

[@lydiabell6218]

That is why I have come to the conclusion that there is "NO JUSTICE IN AMERICA". One could word it "No EQUAL justice in America", but I think the better version is NO JUSTICE IN AMERICA"

[@AdamBechtol]

Aye

[@weareacorprotocracynow6907]

But the Clinton’s….. in republican eyes it’s started with those corrupt cartel. Oh yeah, and the Trump dossier that was a complete fabrication and yet no one on the left seems to say oh we were wrong. There’s no Maya Coppa there.

[@DanielJimenez-mi5zm]

The law is the law! No one is above the law! You do the crime. You do the time!

[@stopthecrazyguy9948]

Romney totally ignored that something was being done about the border but trump nixed it because he wants to use it for his campaign.

[@micheleconner5083]

The way he talked,he was OK with that border policy being kicked aside for 45. The repuklicans, as a whole,don't want a border policy or a solution. They would lose a campaign talking point if that happened!

[@HT-fv7fj]

Pardoning Trump would have zero effect on Trump's voters but a negative effect on Biden's voters.

[@b.t.2795]

I don't know why a past president receives special privileges even when he's a civilian. Sets a dangerous precedent.

[@pt68picaso]

​@@b.t.2795security briefing & secret service agents for life once you obtain the POTUS office. Difficult to unring bells.

[@ibeetellingya5683]

​@@b.t.2795Especially when they might have done horrible things in office, like lie about Iraq, or whatever. Actually, common sense is they should be held to a much higher standard.

[@MyKakasa]

@@ibeetellingya5683 Excellent observation

[@johnbrattan9341]

Huh? What a dumb statement.

[@StacySalles55]

If Romney is the best of Republicans, I will never vote for a Republican again.

[@Wicky173]

Very Wise!

[@waynefoote3781]

Was he at BAR- A-LAGO? What is Romney drinking? What kind of reasoning and turn around is THIS?

[@steelmagnolia57]

I will NEVER vote GOP AGAIN. EVER.

[@waynefoote3781]

@@steelmagnolia57 Really? Because of what Romney said or........

[@steelmagnolia57]

@@waynefoote3781 I've thought that way for a while. Since the beginning of the trump circus..

[@dr.cassandrayazzie5100]

Yeah we do want trump prosecuted.

[@davidblank3297]

Why in gods name does anyone deserve a pardon with 93 criminal charges,, no thanks Mitt,, R.I.P, retire in peace

[@FreedomSpirit7]

They were conjured up and it's a witch hunt.

[@sixbladeknife44]

Nixon being pardoned is the reason we’re in the middle of this predicament right now…foolhardy assertion Mr. Romney.

[@Dcachey]

Plus Ford lost that election BECAUSE he pardoned Nixon! Biden knows his history.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Yes. There is no virtue in mercy without justice for the insurrection fomenter (and US top classified military secrets absconder, insecure storer, blabber and perhaps seller to US adversaries) who via Giuliani sold US presidential pardons for $2 million each.

[@jimhamlin6475]

Exactly

[@Dmarcoot]

which is why romney wasn’t fit for POTUS

[@catherinewhite3508]

*boom

[@dustinstoker]

Which is which? Long interview

[@user-en1dr8oq3v]

He is a coward like all the others in the GOP. The rest with character left. VOTE BLUE!!

[@mamaj7104]

I trust Romney as much as I trust trumpty dumpty. There's something about him that I don't like, but can't quite put my finger on

[@ahyeeyuhyuh]

@@mamaj7104 maybe it's when during hurricane sandy he suggested people should move into their second homes due to flooding. republicans are far beyond out of touch with the average voter, but they know to trick to low iq voters and that's their base.

[@doreenhuston9623]

How many years did Romney sit in DC and do nothing. Worthless waste of space.

[@AdamBechtol]

Dang thought Romney was supposed to be one of the few decent ones. He dropped a lot in my eyes here. The pardoning Trump, how he spoke about the economy, lots of other tired talking points which don't hold water.

[@Batfan166]

Romney you people never learn. Ford should not have pardoned Nixon. It's why we are here. Our focus needs to be protecting our democracy. Talk of pardoning Trump? Sorry, but someone has gotten to you. Sad

[@Wicky173]

Nobody got to him, there was nothing to get to! He is just a deplorable Republican!

[@Life-Dreaming]

Thank you for saying that Ford should not have pardoned nixon. THAT PARDON IS EXACTLY WHY AMERICA IS IN THIS POLITICAL MESS‼️‼️‼️ VOTE 💙 TRUE BLUE 💙 UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT FOR DEMOCRACY AND ALL AMERICAN'S SANITY. IT APPEARS THAT MORE THAN MOST OF THOSE republicans HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS. 💙🇺🇸💚👍😇

[@Batfan166]

@@Life-Dreaming Nixon said " If the President does it it's not illegal." WHAT??? Nixon was not hit anywhere near hard enough. Ford said he pardoned Nixon for the good of the country. It only did more damage. Because we didn't rip that plan out of the republican playbook back then, here we go again and it's even worse.

[@Batfan166]

@@Life-Dreaming Why did my reply disappear? I should have known better🫤

[@DaddyHensei]

Like always, the Gop show a spine and then they back track. Fail Rommey, big fail. Pardoning Nixon was a mistake then and it’s a mistake now to pardon a president.

[@I-Have-Fire]

Some things are just too awful to pardon.

[@abelincoln3261]

Don't blame congress blame republicans.

[@brad3378]

Blame them for what?

[@Mr.Steve-O]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@desmondjames9312]

Ughh.... Romney is always irrelevant.

[@BeNice611]

He's full of it. A republican that says one thing does another. I dont trust him or like him.

[@Wicky173]

He still uses "Republican Speak", say whatever you like, you can always reverse it!

[@nadiateinert9374]

Disappointed with Romney. Thought he would be more honest now he is leaving politics. Seems the GOP are all just the same, just a tiny % are game enough to tell it how it is. Once again a collection of spineless grown men and women. Shame on you all, may your legacies show this up. Good example: Rudi and his ending up in the gutter.

[@atlasgabriel5461]

Romney is a great example of why people should look past appearance and cadance, he’s just as deranged and dangerous as anyone in the maga crowd, which he proved in this interview.

[@user-tc3my5ic2o]

The Republicans make so many excuses. When their more at fault. Especially Romney

[@rgruenhaus]

They're

[@stitchintime5481]

Sen. Romney is a decent man. He doesn't want to see decent Republicans lose their positions in Congress. Trump is another story. He knows Trump destroyed the GOP's decent congressional members by employing "lamebrains" to do his bidding.

[@sheliametcalfe]

DEMOCRATS ARE SICK NARCISSISTICS

[@chessking1193]

You get your info in an echo chamber friend. There is alot going on that you won't hear here.

[@Brian-pf7qq]

​@@chessking1193elemante social security and Medicare, complete abortion ban no exceptions, banning books, anti gun control of any kind. Anti livable wage.

[@willgetbettereventually124]

I’m so sick of people thinking it’s ok for Trump to commit crimes. Pardon? How stupid and wrong.

[@nikihartney5257]

I agree. What a lesson to teach the young. Zero consequences for CRIMES...CRIMES!

[@Lutherson1962]

Not entirely… Once a Pardon is accepted the recipient can be forced to testify, since their 5th Amendment rights cannot be violated.

[@doviebruder1285]

Such a stupid reason to give a pardon!! 😅😂😅😂😅​@@Lutherson1962

[@jgustafson14]

@@Lutherson1962testify after pardoned. Like that means anything.

[@WalterDempsey-bj6ut]

What crimes??

[@allenlinscombe9009]

So Mitt would pardon tRump for political reasons, rule of law be damned.

[@eshaw9826]

But forgiving the student loans has its payback in the economy.

[@yolandabyers3543]

Please be silent, Mr. Romney.... uggh.

[@SNOOPYSNOOP1A]

😂😅😂😅

[@Tony-hs8sc]

He is sven more pathetic than Hillary Clinton!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahaha

[@niladaj4755]

Just go way coward

[@barbaras2669]

No,it's better for Americans to know the flawed reasoning Romney uses. Like all of us, Romney is not perfect. When it counted, he chose impeachment at the cost of his career. That is something to be admired.

[@spotty67]

@@barbaras2669 Consideratering his passed comments, he comes out with this? unbelievable.

[@carlrosa1130]

'I’d have pardoned Trump' - incredible. ZERO accountability. Just forgive a man of all his crimes when he, at the TOP of the list, should have known better. How embarrassingly poor.

[@arbor-sq4jk]

no crimes dodo brain

[@BeulahLand_1711]

Romney realized that he cannot afford to leave the US that is why he is declaring his forgiveness to Trump. He’s making sure that he is safe from Trump’s revenge when he becomes president of the US again.

[@mscheese000]

@@arbor-sq4jk There is, that's why there's something to pardon.

[@charlesstebbins7207]

​@@arbor-sq4jk That's up to the NYC jury, dingus. The criminal trial is real. Deal with it!

[@alansmithee6076]

Especially the multitude of crimes that Trump has committed against our country.

[@12HappyDonuts]

That’s not the way to react to a bully. A bully sees it as a sign of your weakness. You have to go toe to toe.

[@hib723]

You sound like your profile pic

[@carolyn4153]

He seemed to have come to his senses a while back. Now he talks the same BS as all the billionaires, again. No money for poor people, only tax cuts for the rich...Shame on you.

[@charlesstebbins7207]

There's nothing embarrassing about jailing a former leader, who deserves it. But not jailing anyone who clearly deserves it shows weakness through favoritism. It says "kiss the right butts and you'll get away with murder".

[@radagastbrown9001]

CRIMINALS MUST FACE JUSTICE

[@Mr.Steve-O]

So what's your stance on Hunter ?

[@evazamora2269]

Wow, I was totally wrong about Romney. I am so GLAD I vote democrat.

[@cleanslate2004]

Mit just can't help embarrassing himself.

[@mike696969able]

Listening to Mitt Romney reminds me why I vote blue…

[@johnbrattan9341]

No kidding. It seems America belongs solely to these types, like Romney. But then again Romney supports polygamy.

[@dangerfly]

(21:38) Timecode for his pardon quote.

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Precisely

[@SNOOPYSNOOP1A]

FACTS 😂

[@michellewhatshername5577]

Absolutely 💯 🇺🇸⚖️🌊

[@MK-Farm-Michigan]

We know that President Joe Biden will be the best one for America.

[@user-uf6eh9fo8v]

Speak for yourself 😂😂😂 America is going red! ♥️🤍💙 the🫀of 🇺🇲 is 😡 🤨

[@mamaj7104]

​@@user-uf6eh9fo8vSo you're preparing yourself to be let down AGAIN?

[@antoniboleslawowicz8095]

Willard Romney is not to be trusted. He has a superior being attitude that bothers me. He reminds me of two “male authority figure” pretenders from my boyhood: a gynecologist who considered himself an authority on everything and a Doctor of Education who fancied himself an historian. Both men had obvious defects but somehow were considered “respected members of the community”. Pardoning Trump is a colossal mistake. Ford’s pardon of Nixon was a monumental error. I hope Willard’s exit from public life is permanent.

[@angelahoward6256]

Romney thinks he has a shot at being president in 2028. I don't think so.

[@karmicscope5259]

You’d have pardoned someone who instigated an insurrection against this country? How ignorant. That’s just telling enemies, foreign & domestic, that they can do anything to this country & get away with it. That statement made me lose huge amounts of respect for you. Shameful!

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

Back when he had more of a conscience - “We gather today due to a selfish man’s injured pride and the outrage of his supporters whom he has deliberately misinformed for the past two months and stirred to action this very morning. What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States. Those who choose to continue to support his dangerous gambit by objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy." -- Mitt Romney, January 6 2021

[@deeka6192]

Clown democrats

[@BroFest89]

🥱 lol, [Fill in the Blank] On this past observance of J6, the most sad day in human history, I wept _________ . a) A Lot! c) Too Much b) All Day. d) , & haven't yet stopped!

[@wiselolly7254]

So impressed with this host. She corrected this diehard Republican with her knowledge of what was done by Joe Biden and how he was opposed.

[@WalterDempsey-bj6ut]

What has Biden done to benefit the American people??

[@ksta7090ks]

she is delusional , doesn't live in reality

[@randal_gibbons]

Are you against the child tax credit Mitt? Every American doesn't benefit from that? I didn't go to college and I'm not going to cry because somebody got a benefit that I'm not getting.

[@CptOmega2]

The problem with this line of thinking is the idea that forgiving student debt is "giving away absurd amounts money." A very small portion of it would be, sure. But the overwhelming majority of student debt is interest.

[@mattytee2893]

Nope. Trump needs to go to prison for his crimes.

[@NotRose-hf7kr]

Be a sheep and remain poor and worship Biden. Spend all your money on Bills. Stop using your credit Cards .

[@pt68picaso]

Agree & in time Cohen & Romney will be held in higher esteem. I just hope it happens in my lifetime.

[@NotRose-hf7kr]

Hunter is rich. Corruption by his father. So stay poor and worship him and pay your Bills and stop using your credit Cards.

[@NotRose-hf7kr]

@@pt68picaso be a sheep for Hunter and Biden. Poor economy under Biden and u cant buy bread. So be happy.

[@ibeetellingya5683]

But he won't, thanks to people like Charles Koch and Leonard Leo, and the Federalist Society, our Judicial system is now profoundly corrupt. Besides, we may turn into a fascist country pretending to be a democracy in 6 months. Then prison will be for political opponents, immigrants, other "non-desirables".

[@l2love516]

Mitt would have pardoned Dump for all of his crimes, document theft, and the insurrection? Oh yea, character matters so much to him!! 🤦‍♀️

[@pt68picaso]

Begs the question Alzheimers? Mitt voted to convict in 2nd impeachment trial.

[@angelahoward6256]

He was talking out the side of his mouth.

[@Hummingbird50]

I agree. Romney speaks out of both sides of his mouth. What a disappointment.

[@WalterDempsey-bj6ut]

What crimes??

[@feedmemoreh8458]

Like Biden taking documents when he was vice president. He never called the insurrection.

[@chrispowers5568]

Commit a crime you get arrested and go to jail. No selective justice.

[@brianbogner2186]

Insurrectionist should never be pardoned! Nice try Mitch 💩

[@ileniepowell]

Good interview Stephanie! You were able to get Mitt Romney to remind us of the weasel he is! Nauseating!!

[@johnny5k]

“Character comes first” … 2 minutes later: “I would’ve pardoned Trump” - And here I thought Romney was one of the few Republicans left with some semblance of a spine. SAD!

[@mamaj7104]

A jello spine doesn't count.

[@jeromejeffery3291]

Romney will soon be out of politics he's still a staunch Republican knowing good and well Trump is not good for America and should be in prison

[@sophiawilliams5146]

Exactly! Just when everyone thought Romney had come to his senses, he goes back to being "Mitt the Twit". Why in the world does he think a pardon for trump is in order. SMH

[@leonardperkins8855]

He is a billionaire that's passing his billions to his kids not yours.

[@charleshallam3216]

Incarcerating Trump would be a warning to future Presidents and their behaviour whilst in office. USA is a Democracy!

[@epochchange6803]

I can't believe that Romney is just sitting there lying like a dog, but then again...

[@micheleconner5083]

He's repuklican. What did you expect?

[@WalterDempsey-bj6ut]

Paying attention to Democrats where he learned how to do that!!

[@Dex2R7]

What if the money to college grads was an incentive for educating themselves and adding more to society? The banks have shown recklessness and impunity and the gov always bails them out. They need to be held accountable. Just like VonShitzenPants.

[@apatel478]

When you forget the time you were chased by the mob in the Capitol, then want to pardon the man they were following….Romnesia

[@jefferyjeffery1707]

WHAT...Romney says the Dems and Repubs need to come together...to work together. Then suddenly...he says on the border issues. The parties worked together on a border program...and Trump blocked it. THEN he says...we need a border program. And Trump did a good job?? Huh...?? I'd vote for the commentor to be a Senator!!

[@cerebrumexcrement]

trump did nothing during his administration when it came to the border. even when pelosi put money on the table for his wall, he refused it. all the images the media post on biden's border are photos of the caravans that came during trump's border.

[@Wicky173]

FFS he is a deplorable Republican!

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

Biden reached out to Abbott to meet and Abbott refused. I really hate how the Republicans are using migrants for political theater.

[@romanclay1913]

Muck Fitt

[@brendajones8374]

I blame Stephanie for this interview...they NEVER push back on some of these ridiculous statements from republicans....she could've followed up with some hard hitting questions but she let everything fly...the media sucks!!!

[@gtrtrailrunner21]

I’m a 51 year old American and I want Trump to face justice. No pardons.

[@user-sj8uf3kw8i]

So Romney is saying, trump is above the law..no he isn't!!

[@steelmagnolia57]

I just lost what little respect I had gained for Romney.

[@lady123_]

Exactly! Me too!

[@brad3378]

Why did you have any respect for him in the first place?

[@lady123_]

@@brad3378 He was at one point beginning to sound reasonable. I knew they're all the same. However, I was giving him the benefit of the doubt. I truly respect the Democrats because they're consistent in letting their people know when they're wrong and to step aside.

[@ellierose6]

Loan forgiveness involves unfair interest rates and people who have paid off the principal but will never get out from compounding interest.

[@edmondhuot4626]

When you poll the average American on the issues of free healthcare, abortion, term limits, gun safety, free education, social security and climate, ...they poll at approx 50-70%. That is where the majority of the country lies, which means most of the country is Progressive...not 'extreme far left' and certainly not to the right.

[@Dont.Call.Me.Tall.]

Way to stay on that sinking ship Romney. I really started rooting for ya too. Worst take of a leaving political figure ever.

[@pt68picaso]

Makes Wyoming Republican Chaney evermore rare profile in character.

[@danburnes722]

Trump would be a disaster. I wish Romney would say that.

[@johnbrattan9341]

Seriously...WHY wouldn't he. Trump is a scrooge of America. An immoral uneducated despicable man. And Romney as supreme leader of lds principle refuses his faith in renouncing Trump. This is despicable.

[@SNOOPYSNOOP1A]

HE DON'T HAVE TO SAY THE OBVIOUS 😂

[@lydiabell6218]

Romney is a typical Republican hypocrite! This is the way Republicans are. The disgusting thing is that so many Americans who have no business pulling the Republican lever, stab themselves in the back by doing so, not knowing they contribute to an ever lower standard of living for their children and grandchildren and those of us not claiming millions in the bank.

[@paulaparks-gq7mi]

There are still ppl who admire Romney. If he stated how bad he believes tfg will be for the country...maybe some would listen.

[@user-fg5rg5el7y]

HOW SO? THIS COUNTRY WAS IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE WHEN TRUMP WAS IN OFFICE. HOW CAN ANYONE DENY THAT?

[@GettingOlderByTheDay71]

Wow, if my memory serves me, a head of state is given pardon powers to pardon guilty people convicted for their crimes. Not meant as a get out of jail card. Which is why a self pardon is not a thing.

[@robertmoss440]

Accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt. Trump would never do that.

[@deborahdean]

If Nixon had been tried we might not be where we are today. Trump needs to face the music.

[@Justiceincorporated.]

Same old talking points from the self righteous right

[@padraigflynn8439]

I am Irish and live in Ireland. I love politics, I think the republican party is a total mess. Romney is a total flip flopper.

[@W_Bin]

22:00 The problem is more than half of "the people" actually don't know what Trump has done. And pardoning such behaviour would be absolutely abysmal "character".

[@timothycardoso1364]

Romney underestimates the public's desire for justice where that horrible Trump is concerned.

[@AdamBechtol]

Extreemly. He said the public doesn't have the desire or stomach for a trial. Quite the opposite, this country is gonna fall apart at the seams without one, and without January 6th being adressed.

[@luisadiaz1960]

Soooo- Grump tried to basically throw out the 80 million votes Against him - negating the " will of the people", which Repubs supposedly cherish so much, and he sits there and talks about Pardoning ?!? Grump telling the world that he is more important than what 80 million people want. And he's not stopping the lies. No way- prosecute him to the fullest-

[@chineduokezie8359]

You're a clown

[@bobbiezaborsky9647]

There it is…the old Romney always blaming the blue side of not doing things when it’s the red side who is always mucking things up! Smh

[@marymcfarlane4098]

If you keep pardoning criminal president's, then you send a message that their criminal behavior has NO consequences!

[@timothycardoso1364]

Romney is more wishy washy than I thought.

[@AdamBechtol]

ya

[@LastTrueConservative-or4ps]

mitt says we need to cut Social Security ("entitlements"), because there's nothing else to cut. Well, we spend more on the military than the next 10 COUNTRIES COMBINED (Germany, UK, Japan, France, China, Russia,....), how about only spending as much as FIVE other countries??? We can't give money to college students, BUT we can give billions to GM, banks, Spacex, railroads, finance companies/wall street, .... You can find pages of lists of bailouts.) mitt's a spineless elitist. It's why he lost his chance to be POTUS.

[@Wicky173]

Invest in the People and they will more than repay you!

[@eldenringer6466]

The super rich must Pay fair TAXES !!!!

[@alfredomoreno5834]

This made me really sad. I had high opinion of him. Listening to his thinking about pardoning Trump is the most revealing thing about him that is disappointing. Looks like the rich are loyal to the rich no matter what.

[@johnleos7722]

Nice talk Mitt, nice talk which is speaking with forked tongue. Mitt you went to New York and kissed the ring of the former to become Secretary of State..and you want former pardoned…really…you talk about working together and just blah blah fake talk.

[@Wicky173]

Republican Double Talk! He's still a "Fake"!

[@robertmoss440]

"If you are not willing to work with those across the isle won't get anything done"

[@pascalcrt]

The country very much DOES want to go through prosecuting a former president if that former president commits crimes.

[@einherjar8585]

Of course these traitors wouldn't hold their own accountable. Thats why I laughed out loud at team Trump's argument for absolute immunity and basing accountability on an impeachment/conviction. We already saw how they handled a righteous impeachment of a fellow Republican. They would never impeach one of their own no matter what was done.

[@SorbusAucubaria]

That is one of the reasons democrats need a supermajority in senate and house.

[@epochchange6803]

Mitt should go and teach a class somewhere and stop lecturing Stephanie. Commenters are right, Mitt is a snob.

[@rayz5173]

No teaching with such conflicted values, actually no values.

[@anothercitizen4867]

He should muck the stalls that his wife keeps her fancy horses in.

[@bobochieng8026]

How do you pardon someone who has not been convicted???

[@nikihartney5257]

Mr Trump has shown ZERO remorse. What's the incentive to pardon this person? I don't get it Mr Romney. I just don't get your lunacy.

[@mikemarable4098]

That pardon suggestion is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard from Romney. She handled this interview poorly. She knows better about social security.

[@Wicky173]

She credited him with being a man of Character and Integrity! She is, therefore, a pathetic judge of character! He is a "Fake", deplorable Republican!

[@AlejandroMS67]

On the one hand character above all else matters, yet in the same breath he would have pardoned Trump. This is why the GOP is a DISASTER. If character matters, and if you've committed crimes, then character requires you do the time.

[@brianboneslee]

He is just one the guys on the fence of decency because one minute he says give to the poor and the next he doesn’t want to forgive student debt. Most students are from poor families and working their way through school and racking up debt. But we can give money to other countries and make weapons of mass destruction with tax dollars. And no one says a thing! It seems to me when comes to doing something good for people here it’s a problem but for war it is not an issue.

[@micheleconner5083]

If he's so worried about people putting food on the table, why is he for cutting benifits for seniors? We struggle now to feed ourselves with the amount we get. Is it any wonder seniors have to apply for government assistance (food stamps) to get by?

[@pinklover1160]

Wrong. This sends a message to all the criminals: run to be a president and commit all the crimes you want because according to this super rich man, that criminal will get pardoned. Bye RINO!

[@WalterDempsey-bj6ut]

What crimes!!

[@dannmarceau9743]

The Republicans own the border issue; just ask Senator James Lankford (R-OK).

[@LAWandCoach]

Tuition is too high and books are hundreds of dollars per class in some instances. Tuition costs are way too expensive.