After being asked about the president’s acquittal Wednesday in the Senate, Scott said the outcome was almost a foregone conclusion. “If they’d taken more testimony, maybe they’d have had more information and maybe other senators would have acted appropriately,” Scott said. ADWhen pressed about whether he would have voted to remove the president, Scott noted he isn’t a member of the Senate. “We can only hope that if we are in that same, similar situation that we’d do the same.”ADRomney announced his decision Wednesday two hours before the GOP-dominated Senate voted to absolve Trump. In September, Scott was the first GOP governor to support an impeachment inquiry against the president.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2020 21:00 UTC