‘There Is No Republican Party’ Says Ex-federal Judge and Prominent Conservative J. Michael Luttig

Washington CNN  —  J. Michael Luttig, a conservative retired federal judge and key adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, declared on Wednesday that “there is no Republican Party” and said former President Donald Trump is even more dangerous than he was in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

J. Michael Luttig listens to Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speak during the Principles First 2023 Summit Preserving American Institutions at the Conrad Hotel in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2023.

“American democracy simply cannot function without two equally healthy and equally strong political parties. So today, in my view, there is no Republican Party to counter the Democratic Party in the country,” Luttig, who advised Pence on how to handle the January 6, 2021, election certification vote, told CNN’s Poppy Harlow on “CNN This Morning.” “And for that reason, American democracy is in grave peril.”

Luttig, who holds bona fide conservative credentials with longstanding ties to the Supreme Court, has become increasingly outspoken in sharing his criticisms of the GOP, calling the party “spineless” in June over its continued support of Trump. Read full story on CNN

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Mizelle has been at CNN since 2019. Prior to her current role, she served as an Associate Producer for CNN Politics, where she wrote and produced breaking news for CNN’s digital platforms and social media audiences. Working through the 2020 presidential election, she often covered stories focused on voting access.

Before that, she was a News Associate. Mizelle got her start at CNN in 2019 as an intern for CNN Newsource in the Washington bureau.

Mizelle graduated from Howard University with honors in the Department of Media, Journalism and Film. She is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists.