| An open mind is certainly much to be desired. It wouldn’t do for someone as eminent and clever as Mitt Romney to have made up his mind merely based on his dislike of the subject. |
MittRomney, aka
Pierre Delecto
...former governor of Massachussetts, the Publican nominee for president in 2012, now Senator from Utah. He is the son of the former governor of Michigan, George Romney, who himself ran for president after saving American Motors from failure, though not permanently. Romney has a record as a successful businessman, heading Bain Capital, and he rescued the 2002 Winter Olympics from the midst of bribery and mismanagement scandals. He is currently a member of the Never Trump Party and is attempting to assume the mantle of the late John McCain...(R-Utah) said on Monday that he is keeping an "open mind" ahead of President Trump's impeachment trial but reiterated that any decision on witness should wait until mid-trial.
"Deciding whether or not a sitting president should be removed from office is perhaps the most solemn matter that can ever come before the United States Senate. I enter this task with an open mind and a recognition of my solemn responsibility to fulfill my oath," Romney said in a statement to constituents.
Romney added that the allegations included in the two House-passed articles ‐ one accuses Trump of abusing power in his dealings with Ukraine, the second on obstructing Congress during its investigation of those actions ‐ "are extremely serious."
"These allegations demand that the Senate put political biases aside, and make good faith efforts to listen to arguments from both sides and thoroughly review facts and evidence," Romney said.
Romney's statement comes as the Senate's impeachment trial is expected to get underway in earnest on Tuesday when the chamber debates and passes a resolution outlining the rules for the trial.
Both House managers and Trump's legal team would have 24 hours each, spread out over two days, to make their initial arguments, according to the text of the resolution circulated on Monday night.