Iran Press/America: The Utah senator’s announcement stands in stark contrast with every other member of the Republican conference, who have signaled that they intend to acquit US President Donald Trump on both articles.
Mitt Romney on condemning Trump said: "What he did was not 'perfect.' No, it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, our national security interests, and our fundamental values. Corrupting an election to keep oneself in the office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that I can imagine."
He was also one of just two Republican senators along with Senator Susan Collins who broke with their party to support a motion to call new witnesses in Trump's trial, though the motion ultimately failed.
The US House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment against Trump last month. The first charged the president with abusing his power by pushing Ukraine to announce investigations of former Vice President Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden and Democrats as the president withheld nearly $400 million in military aid to the country and an official White House visit for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The second article charged Trump with obstructing Congress' investigation into the matter.
The Senate will hold a final vote on whether to convict or acquit Trump of the two charges against him, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. 219
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