{"id":1773277,"date":"2022-12-13T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1773277"},"modified":"2022-12-13T09:24:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T14:24:52","slug":"hack-rino-mitt-romney-comes-out-against-hunter-biden-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hack-rino-mitt-romney-comes-out-against-hunter-biden-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hack RINO Mitt Romney Comes Out Against Hunter Biden Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhack-rino-mitt-romney-comes-out-against-hunter-biden-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1773277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-04.56-thepoliticalinsider-63975d5660053.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Senator Mitt Romney is voicing opposition to Republican investigations into Hunter Biden, describing such affairs as a \u201cwaste of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Romney (R-UT) ran to his fellow faux conservatives at The Bulwark to make his position known.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet, which described the younger Biden, currently\u00a0identified by federal agents as having <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/skeptics-doubt-hunter-biden-will-face-punishment-after-new-reports-of-possible-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enough evidence<\/a> to charge him with multiple crimes, as little more than a \u201cpolitical bugbear,\u201d notes that Romney is the only GOP lawmaker to break with his party on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really hard to know what the politics of a course of action might be in this day and age, to know where our party stands, what our base wants, what independent voters want,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebulwark.com\/house-republicans-may-dig-their-own-grave-with-fringe-political-investigations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romney said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think you have to do what you think is right and I think the American people want us to tackle some of the big challenges we have\u2014immigration, inflation, and so forth\u2014and the other things that divert from those priorities I think are a waste of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The lone break with Republicans came once again from Mitt Romney, who told The Bulwark those types of political investigations, particularly into Hunter Biden, are a poor use of Congress\u2019s already-limited resources. ICYMI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoePerticone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoePerticone<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/odWTUWE7Pp\">https:\/\/t.co\/odWTUWE7Pp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BulwarkOnline\/status\/1601924803283369985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BulwarkOnline\/status\/1601924803283369985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/trump-slams-rino-romney-shares-message-claiming-mitt-lost-his-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump Slams \u2018RINO\u2019 Romney, Shares Message Claiming Mitt \u2018Lost His Mind\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Romney: Hunter Biden Investigation a Waste of Time, January 6 Committee Not so Much<\/h3>\n<p>While it isn\u2019t surprising that Mitt Romney would break with Republicans and jump to the defense of an embattled Democrat President and his scandal-plagued son, his reasoning is a bit of a shock.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>A \u201cwaste of time\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>This is the same man who voted in favor of establishing the January 6 committee to investigate the riot at the Capitol. Has there been a more colossal waste of taxpayer money than that investigation, Mitt?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Least surprising headline of the day: Romney first GOP senator to say he would vote for Jan. 6 commission bill <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ywNykvatby\">https:\/\/t.co\/ywNykvatby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngrahamAngle\/status\/1397161030858518539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngrahamAngle\/status\/1397161030858518539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Romney, of course, also defended Nancy Pelosi after she initiated the first impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, something even Democrat Representative Jerry Nadler (NY) called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/top-dem-nadler-knew-trump-impeachment-process-was-unconstitutional-but-schiff-and-pelosi-dismissed-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unconstitutional<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s able to do what she feels is right. That\u2019s up to her,\u201d Romney said in defending Pelosi at the time. \u201cAt this stage, the process is to continue to gather information but clearly what we\u2019ve seen from the transcript itself is deeply troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Much like the January 6 committee, the first impeachment trial was also a \u2018waste of time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Romney later voted to convict Trump of inciting an insurrection during the second impeachment trial.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LATE BREAKING: Mitt Romney CALLS FOR END of Hunter Biden Investigations\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckCallesto\/status\/1601808488979525632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckCallesto\/status\/1601808488979525632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/mitt-romney-indicates-hell-vote-with-dems-to-protect-hunter-biden-from-subpoena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitt Romney Indicates He\u2019ll Vote With Dems to Protect Hunter Biden From Subpoena<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Voiced Concern About Going After Hunter Before<\/h3>\n<p>Romney has been seemingly protecting Hunter Biden from being dragged into investigatory avenues before.<\/p>\n<p>In March of 2020, the Washington Post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2020\/03\/05\/romney-may-vote-against-trump-again-this-time-with-some-bite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that Romney was poised to join Democrats and vote to squash a subpoena related to Hunter Biden\u2019s work with the Ukrainian energy company, Burisma Holdings.<\/p>\n<p>Though he later relented, his reasoning sounded awfully familiar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would prefer that investigations are done by an independent, non-political body,\u201d he claimed. \u201cThere\u2019s no question the appearance is not good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Romney went on to tell reporters that the investigation \u201cappears political.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people are tired of these kinds of political investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Romney indicated to me today that he is still weighing whether to vote for a subpoena in Burisma probe. (He could kill the effort if he votes \u2018no\u2019 on Wednesday.) \u201cThere\u2019s no question the appearance of looking into Burisma and Hunter Biden appears political,\u201d he said <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YfeKYGM9v6\">pic.twitter.com\/YfeKYGM9v6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1235698216336633856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1235698216336633856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Romney did later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/2020-05-20\/senate-committee-authorizes-subpoena-in-gops-hunter-biden-burisma-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join Republicans<\/a> in voting in favor of the subpoena.<\/p>\n<p>In a weekend comment on a separate matter, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/109498040561660330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described Romney as<\/a> a \u201cpathetic joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Mitt Romney is voicing opposition to Republican investigations into Hunter Biden, describing such affairs as a \u201cwaste of time.\u201d Romney (R-UT) ran to his fellow faux conservatives at The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1898160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Hack RINO Mitt Romney Comes Out Against Hunter Biden Investigation","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[3620,5458,3749,3822,3976,8403,3819,8402,5389],"class_list":["post-1773277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-biden","tag-bongino","tag-hack","tag-hunter","tag-investigation","tag-mitt","tag-report","tag-rino","tag-romney"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Hack RINO Mitt Romney Comes Out Against Hunter Biden Investigation","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1773277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1898160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1773277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1773277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1773277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}