Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, says he will vote to convict President Trump in the Senate's impeachment trial on abuse of power, the first GOP defection ahead of Trump’s expected acquittal. Trump endorsed Romney for president in 2012 at a showy press conference in Las Vegas. During the transition period, Trump seemed to toy with Mitt Romney and courted him at Trump Tower. During his Senate bid, Romney softened his rhetoric on Trump and even earned Trump’s endorsement again. Romney was one of two GOP defections to vote in favor of calling witnesses to the trial like former National Security Adviser John Bolton.

Source: Fox News February 05, 2020 19:14 UTC