Rep. Ed Royce rebukes Trump on Arpaio pardon
President
"Rule of law is a founding principle of our great nation," the Fullerton Republican said in an email. "The judicial process should have been allowed to run its course."
Royce's statement doesn't explicitly address an eventual pardon for Arpaio, but does join the chorus of those -- including Sen.
It's the latest indication that Royce is the most willing of Orange County's four Republican incumbents to express public concerns about Trump actions.
Make no mistake, Royce has voted with Trump 95 percent of the time, according to the analytic news site fivethirtyeight.com.
But the vast majority of congressional
Only Rohrabacher expressed support for the Arpaio pardon in response to Register inquiries. Reps.
All four
In terms of voter registration, Royce is the most vulnerable of the four.
Royce has drawn six challengers to date, most of whom have bristled at the suggestion that he is a moderate. Among other things, they point to his anti-abortion rights position, his vote this year to repeal and replace Obamacare, and his "A" rating from the
Royce's endorsement of Trump for president, offered only after the nomination was secured, was lukewarm, not even mentioning the candidate by name.
"I have always voted for the Republican nominee and will do so this year," he said in an email to the Register last year.
He has raised issues with Trump's travel ban and his budget. And he was the county's only House Republican to express concerns with the firing of FBI Director
Transgender, climate change
As for Trump's directive banning new armed services recruits who are transgender, Royce is withholding judgment.
"The Pentagon's ongoing study of this issue is set to be completed in
Walters issued a similar statement, while a Rohrabacher spokesman said the congressman supported the directive. Issa also said he was looking forward to the study, but sounded ready to endorse transgender individuals being allowed to serve.
"If an American can meet the strict physical, medical and training requirements of our military, there's no reason they should be barred from consideration to serve our country," Issa said.
Issa was one of 24
Also in the
Royce, Walters and Issa were among those
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