WATCH: Sen. Romney says Trump guilty of ‘appalling abuse of public trust’ | Trump impeachment trial

Trump's first impeachment - 2020

In announcing that he would break from his party and vote to convict President Donald Trump of the articles of impeachment, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said the president is “guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust.” “The grave questions 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 before listing Trump’s misconduct. Senators weighed in Feb. 5 on whether they planned to vote to remove Trump from office later that same day. After the Senate voted last week to bar new witness testimony and subpoenas for documents, Trump’s acquittal has seemed all but assured. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December on two articles of impeachment--abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

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