Romney signals support for impeachment, but GOP closes ranks behind Trump

[JonLP24]

The way Senator Mitt Romney talks about the upcoming impeachment trial of Donald Trump, it sounds very much like he’s poised to cast another vote to convict the former president.

To be clear, he has danced around the topic, saying he’ll wait until hearing the prosecution of the House impeachment managers and the defence mounted by Mr Trump’s legal team surrounding the events of 6 January – when a mob of Trump supporters descended upon the US Capitol and ransacked the building, menacing lawmakers and interrupting their certification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory.

“There’s no question that the article of impeachment that was sent over by the House describes impeachable conduct, but we have not yet heard either from the prosecution or the defence,” Mr Romney said in an interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday.

“I’ll get a chance to hear from them, and I’ll do my best as a Senate juror to apply justice as well as I can understand it,” Mr Romney said of the impeachment trial, which is slated to begin on 8 February.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/romney-trump-impeachment-trial-republicans-convict-b1791959.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1611509606

[servermsh]

1. The gullible press is reporting what some Republicans are "leaking"

Some Republicans, like Graham, are trying to convince the press that the Republican party is united against impeachment. It isn't.

I don't know how many votes we will get. But the case hasn't been presented yet. We'll have to wait and see.

[OnDoutside]

2. Well if he voted convict when Republicans hid a lot of the evidence

I don't think this one should be an issue.

[abqtommy]

3. Did Romney really say "...I'll do my best as a Senate juror to apply justice as well as I can

understand it..."? I had to check to make sure this wasn't from The Onion. Please understand I'm not a
Romney fan...

[Thekaspervote]

4. JMHO...they will never vote to convict..yes Romney maybe murkowski