U.S. Republican Senator Mitt Romney Will Vote To Impeach President Trump

Salt Lake Tribune: Mitt Romney to break with GOP and vote to remove Trump from office

Sen. Mitt Romney will vote Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power, arguing the president violated the trust of the American people and the authority of his office for his own personal and political benefit.

The Utah senator is expected to be the only Republican to vote guilty on the first article of impeachment, and Romney says he knows the “enormous” repercussions he’ll face from the president, members of his own party and Trump supporters.

Romney insists he had no choice.

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Update #1: BREAKING NEWS: Mitt Romney to break with Republican Party and vote to convict Donald Trump on abuse of power charge (Daily Mail)
Update #2: GOP Sen. Mitt Romney will vote to remove Trump from office in impeachment trial (CNBC)
Update #3: How Mitt Romney Decided Trump Is Guilty (The Atlantic)

WNU Editor:  He will be the only Republican voting with the Democrats to impeach President Trump. He says he expects to receive the wrath of President Trump for his decision. That is probably true. But if I was advising him I would be telling him that he should more worried on the wrath that he will be receiving from his constituents who supported him last year when he won his Senate race. Here is an easy prediction. His re-election is five years from now, and it is going to be a very lonely five years.

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