The president is expected to be acquitted by the Senate in a few hours.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) will vote to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial on the charge of abuse of power, becoming the only Republican to break with the president and his party.
“The grave question the Constitution tasks senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a “high crime and misdemeanor.”
”Yes, he did,” Romney said.
The move denies Trump the unanimous Republican support he had sought and is sure to invite an avalanche of attacks from the president and his allies.
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Mitt Romney will vote to convict Trump in the impeachment trial on the charge of abuse of power, becoming the only Republican to break with the president and his partyhttps://t.co/ywG3HdD4yc
— POLITICO (@politico) February 5, 2020
Romney announces his position on Trump's impeachment trial https://t.co/WjFBx3Bn2P
— POLITICO (@politico) February 5, 2020
Over the years, I've been highly critical of Mitt Romney but what he's doing today is honorable, patriotic, and courageous. He deserves nothing but praise.
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 5, 2020
Thank you, @SenatorRomney https://t.co/mhUQF0ILUZ
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 5, 2020
Romney: "There's no question that were their names not Biden the president would never have done what he did."
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 5, 2020
The most eloquent part of this is the full ten seconds of silence starting at 0:51. For Romney, this is a profound matter of conscience. https://t.co/OPhNzeaUUP
— Robert Tracinski (@Tracinski) February 5, 2020
Each day for the rest of his life @LindseyGrahamSC will live in enraged jealousy of @MittRomney's courage.
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) February 5, 2020
The next time Sen. Lee goes on about his great love of the Constitution, just play his "not guilty" vote in his face, over and over.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 5, 2020
Well done, sir.
History will record this as a moment of true courage. https://t.co/CI5rxoB0Br
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 5, 2020
White House was completely caught off guard by Romney's vote. And within minutes of Romney's speech, the White House closed a Trump-Guaido meeting in the Oval Office that reporters had been invited to attend. https://t.co/pTzY1FHrvl
— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) February 5, 2020
Powerful words from a brave man. Thank you. https://t.co/YYHOw1T1Ix
— David French (@DavidAFrench) February 5, 2020
God bless Mitt Romney.
— David French (@DavidAFrench) February 5, 2020
Romney, not Trump, says what everybody is thinking. https://t.co/ejaRpBGPGu
— Windsor Mann (@WindsorMann) February 5, 2020
You know what Mitt just said on the Senate floor? It’s what his Republican colleagues say at night when the cameras are turned off. I’m looking at you, Lindsey.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) February 5, 2020
What’s the opposite of a profile in courage? https://t.co/eMtBSldz1H
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) February 6, 2020
Suspicious. Why not vote yes on obstruction which was the most obvious one?
Yup. Also, the idea that people can, with a straight face, charge that Romney is playing political angles while claiming that Lindsay Graham or Rand Paul (or way too many others) are following core convictions reveals more about them than @MittRomney. https://t.co/5W53hWWsce
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) February 6, 2020
Helpful graphic in today’s @thedispatch on where GOP senators landed on impeachment. https://t.co/yrq7fv7N6X pic.twitter.com/Jsc8yhvkLq
— Sarah Isgur (@whignewtons) February 6, 2020
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