Washington, DC (CNN) Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Saturday denounced President Donald Trump's firings of internal government oversight officials, calling it a "threat to accountable democracy."
"The firings of multiple Inspectors General is unprecedented; doing so without good cause chills the independence essential to their purpose. It is a threat to accountable democracy and a fissure in the constitutional balance of power," the Utah Republican tweeted.
Romney is the only Senate Republican who voted to convict Trump of abuse of power earlier this year.
Linick's dismissal drew immediate condemnation from top Democrats who accused the President of engaging in a pattern of retaliation against public servants charged with oversight of his administration. Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, called it "another Friday night massacre" on CNN Saturday night after announcing earlier in the day that he and his House counterpart, Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, had launched a probe into the firing.
Cheap_Cheap77 on May 17th, 2020 at 03:39 UTC »
This is insane. This is the guy they picked to be the Republican nominee last time and now he's literally the last Republican left that will speak out against Trump.
Rapzid on May 17th, 2020 at 03:21 UTC »
This is completely fixable. Mitt can get together with his GOP buddies and they can pass oversight legislation; the Dems will be on board.
Congress has the power to completely terraform the executive branch.
TRUMPMOLESTEDIVANKA on May 17th, 2020 at 01:21 UTC »
Yes. It fucking is. Joe Biden better pick a Veep who can wipe the floor with this guy