Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah (R-Utah) criticized fellow members of his party who recently participated in former President Trump’s hush-money trial in New York.
“I think it’s a little humiliating to appear in front of a court, especially one that’s talking about alleged payments to porn stars,” Romney said. he said in a video clip Wednesday. From Politico.
Mr. Romney’s unfavorable comments came after fellow Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was reported to have made similar remarks about Republican colleagues who attended Mr. Trump’s trial in New York. It continues. The Utah Republican also called his party members attending Trump’s trial “very painful to watch.”
“We expect a level of dignity and decency from people who are running for the highest station in the land, prostrate themselves in public, and obviously trying to ingratiate themselves with our candidate. It’s a little embarrassing.” Romney said.
Republicans who have recently joined the former president’s hush money trial include House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana. former Republican presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; Sen. J.D. Vance (Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Alabama), and Sen. Rick Scott (Florida). Congressman Byron Donald (Florida).
Mr. Johnson spoke outside a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday, opposing the hush money trial.
“This is the fifth week that President Trump has been in court for this sham trial. They’re doing this on purpose to keep him here and away from the campaign trail,” Johnson said. . “And I think everyone in this country can understand what that is.”
President Trump’s hush money trial in New York began last month, making it the first criminal trial for an American president. The former president was charged with falsifying business records related to repayments to former lawyer Michael Cohen, who paid the adult film actor $130,000 to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election. Mr. Trump has been indicted, but he denies the charges. .
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