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The Daily Free Press

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EDITORIAL: Mitt Romney’s lone wolf vote isn’t the upright act he expected it to be

EDITORIAL: Mitt Romney’s lone wolf vote isn’t the upright act he expected it to be

Editors February 6, 2020
Utah Senator Mitt Romney broke rank today, becoming the first and only U.S. senator to vote to remove a president hailing from his own party. In the two articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, he only voted “yes” on the former. Unsurprisingly, President Donald Trump and his allies immediately flocked to Twitter to attack Romney, suggesting that the partial vote was an act of defiance. 
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