Carlos Curbelo said the former president’s other troubles are enough for him to be done in by, and argued that a criminal referral would help rally his base.
A former Republican congressman believes that the «end is near» for former President Donald Trump as criminal referrals from the January 6 House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot looms.
Despite being among the ranks of conservatives opposed to Trump, Curbelo said that he actually opposes the idea of the select committee issuing a criminal referral for the former president’s part in last year’s insurrection. According to the former congressman, Trump is already flailing politically, and a congressional referral could be seen as a politicized attack that he could use to rally support from his base.
«I actually think a congressional referral could politicize this process a little a bit,» Curbelo said.
