Romney's astonishing nonsense about Amash and Mueller | By Teri Kanefield for CNNOpinion
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Teri KanefieldThe furious backlash from his fellow Republicans began immediately. Trump himself even took to Twitter to call Amash a "total lightweight." Some may have been surprised to see Sen. Mitt Romney -- the Utah Republican who is a former presidential candidate and occasional Trump antagonist -- get into the act.
Despite backlash from party, GOP Rep.
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