It is with near certainty that President Trump will be acquitted by the upper chamber this afternoon, but the eventual votes of a few moderate GOP senators were unknown. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) was a wild card, and has said that she will vote to acquit the president, despite hesitation about his behavior. Breaking with Sen. Collins is Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who just announced he will vote to convict the president on the “abuse of power” article of impeachment.
Chris Wallace: "Again, do you believe that Donald Trump is unfit to serve as president and should be removed from office?"
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) February 5, 2020
Sen. Romney: "I do believe he should be removed from office. That’s the vote that I will take in just a short while." pic.twitter.com/CrDjcLYl0B
Romney on the Senate floor: “The president is guilty of a flagrant abuse of public trust.”
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 5, 2020
"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," Romney said.
— POLITICO (@politico) February 5, 2020
"Yes. He did" https://t.co/aJgEVmp7ut pic.twitter.com/psdbkgXG3a
Sen. Romney is the first, and perhaps the only, GOP senator to formally announce a vote to convict President Trump. It is possible that a few moderate Senate Democrats may vote with the GOP in favor of acquittal. With the support of moderate GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the Senate majority has the votes to acquit President Trump and put an end to this charade.
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The Senate is set to convene at 4p.m. this afternoon, and is likely to vote to acquit President Trump.
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