On Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump was declared by the GOP-controlled Senate “not guilty” of offenses that would justify his removal from the White House.

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, became the only GOP senator to vote to declare Trump guilty of attempting to strong-arm a foreign nation into providing dirt on a 2020 political opponent.

Romney’s speech on the Senate floor is required viewing:

But more fulsome, and revealing, is the interview that Romney gave to Chris Wallace of Fox News here:


I would also point you to this October piece on Romney, which I think holds up. Here's the lede:

Mitt Romney is having an important moment. It's worth pondering whether his faith is having one, too.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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