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Joan E Greve in Washington and Martin Pengelly in New York

Mitt Romney: Trump is unfit for office but New York charges are political

Mitt Romney, a former presidential nominee, who voted to impeach Trump.
Mitt Romney, a former presidential nominee, who voted to impeach Trump. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/Reuters

Mitt Romney, the former presidential nominee, who as a Utah senator was the only Republican to vote to convict Donald Trump in both his impeachment trials, criticized the Manhattan district attorney’s office for its handling of the hush money case in which the former president pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.

“I believe President Trump’s character and conduct make him unfit for office,” Romney said in a statement, as Trump was arraigned.

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