mobanmarketFormer Massachusetts Gov. William WeldWilliam (Bill) WeldVermont governor, running for reelection, won’t campaign or raise money The Hill’s Campaign Report: Amash moves toward Libertarian presidential bid Libertarians view Amash as potential 2020 game changer for party MORE (R), who is running for the GOP presidential nomination, on Wednesday compared President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE to former President Nixon after Trump declared executive privilege over special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) MuellerCNN’s Toobin warns McCabe is in ‘perilous condition’ with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill’s 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s full report.
“Donald Trump seems determined to model his response to the Mueller investigation on Richard Nixon’s response to Watergate,” Weld said in a statement.
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“Like Nixon, he is inappropriately using executive privilege to try and prevent Congress from seeing evidence of his criminal conduct. The courts rejected that during Watergate, and they will reject it again here,” he added.
Weld, who announced last month that he would mount a primary challenge to Trump, also said in his statement that the Republican Party “deserves better.”
“The Republican Party deserves better than a candidate who makes a mockery of our long-standing support for the rule of law,” he said. “And the American people deserve better than a President who uses the power of his office to protect himself, rather than advance our national interests.”
Trump on Wednesday invoked executive privilege as the House Judiciary Committee prepared to vote to hold Attorney General William BarrBill BarrMilley discussed resigning from post after Trump photo-op: report OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ MORE in contempt of Congress after Barr did not turn over an unredacted version of the Mueller report and its underlying materials despite a committee subpoena.
White House press secretary Sarah HuckabeeSarah Elizabeth SandersMcEnany stamps her brand on White House press operation Sanders mocks NY Times urging DNC to investigate Biden allegations: ‘I thought it was an Onion headline’ Donald Trump: The Boomer TV president MORE Sanders defended the president’s action, saying in a statement that Trump “has no other option than to make a protective assertion of executive privilege.”
Weld has been a frequent critic of Trump, saying that his behavior as outlined in the redacted Mueller report amounts to “criminal conduct and impeachable conduct” in an MSNBC interview. He clarified in the interview that he was not calling for Trump’s impeachment.
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