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Pres. Trump Impeachment gives Romney a chance to assert Senate clout
WASHINGTON (AP) ‐ It’s Mitt Romney’s big moment, again.The 2012 Republican presidential nominee has for a year been a freshman senator from Utah. He’s sitting in judgment of the president he has called unfit for office. And he’s defying President Donald Trump by calling for one witness in particular, former national security adviser John Bolton, as the Senate weighs the impeachment allegations against the nation’s 45th president. The trial is a chance for Romney to wield influence in the Senate as an independent GOP voice ‐ or become one of the Republicans standing by the president when it’s time to be counted. For now, the Utah senator has been clear about wanting more than the manuscript of Bolton’s book, which alleges that Trump directly linked the release of military aid to Ukraine’s willingness to investigate Democrats. "I’d rather hear from Mr. Bolton," Romney, 72, told reporters Tuesday. He may yet get the chance. On Tuesday night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans in a closed session that they lacked the 51 votes to block the 100-member Senate from calling any witnesses. A motion to call them would pass if Romney and at least three other Republicans voted with all Democrats. Posted by: Besoeker 2020-01-29 |
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