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Romney Confirms Yes Vote On Witnesses, Issues Statement On What Decided It

John Bickley
Romney Confirms Yes Vote On Witnesses, Issues Statement On What Decided It
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After making the case for calling witnesses both in front of the cameras and behind the scenes this week, Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, a frequent Donald Trump critic, made it official Friday. He will vote to allow additional witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial.

The senator’s decision, which became increasingly clear that he would make when he began to openly defend calling witnesses earlier in the week, was confirmed in a statement from his spokeswoman Friday, who specifically cited Romney’s interest in hearing more from former White House national security adviser John Bolton as part of his rationale for breaking with fellow Republicans.

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