How Mitt Romney decided to vote for convicting Trump for abuse of power
Impeachment: Updates from The Washington PostShow Notes
From "The Daily 202" podcast: 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 the Republican Party.
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