How Mitt Romney decided to vote for convicting Trump for abuse of power

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How Mitt Romney decided to vote for convicting Trump for abuse of power

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Mitt Romney sealed a place in history yesterday by voting to convict President Trump of abuse of power, becoming a lone voice of dissent in a Republican Party that otherwise marched in lockstep with the president throughout the impeachment proceedings.

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