mr. romney -- mr. romney, guilty. >> breaking from president trump is a huge risk for any republican. before the vote romney explained his decision in a dramatic speech on the senate floor. >> i am profoundly religious. my faith is at the heart of who i am. i take an oath before god an enormously consequential. i knew from the outset that being tasked with judging of the president, a leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision i have ever faced. i was not wrong. the great question constitution tasks senators to answer is whether a president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. yes, he did. >> romney said he knew there would be backlash, oh, and it came quickly. the president tweeted out a video calling romney slippery. among other things president trump's son don junior is calling on the republican party to expel him. >> and even though the impeachment saga may have ended neither side is willing to let it go. republican senators are requesting hunter biden's travel records and democratic congressman jerr

mr. romney, guilty. mr. rosen, guilty. mr. rounds, not guilty. mr. rubio, not guilty. mr. sanders, guilty. mr. seth, not guilty. mr. shots, guilty. mr. schumer, guilty. mr. scott of florida, not guilty. mr. scott of south carolina, not guilty. mr. shaheen, shaheen, guilty. mr. shelley, not guilty. ms. sinema, coming delta, ms. smith, guilty. ms. kavanaugh, stabenow, guilty. mr. sullivan, not guilty. mr. chester, guilty. mr. spoon, not guilty, mr. jiles, not guilty. mr. toomey, not guilty. mr. udo, udall guilty. mr. van holland, guilty. mr. warner, guilty. guilty.en, mr. white house, guilty. mr. wicker, not guilty. mr. wyden, guilty. mr. young, not guilty. >> in this article ofimpeachmene pronounced donald trump, president of the united states guilty as charged. fifty-two senators have pronounced him not guilty as charged. two thirds of the senators present not having pronounced and guilty, the senate judges that the respondent donald trump president of the united states, is notes guilty as charged in te first article of impeachment. the clerk will read the second article o

mr. romney? >> guilty. >> mr. romney, guilty. >> reporter: voting with democrats in favor of convicting the president of abuse of power >> my faith is at the heart of who i am. i take an oath before god as enormously consequential. i knew from the outset that being tasked with judging the president, the leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision i have ever faced. i was not wrong. >> reporter: romney, who did vote to acquit the president on the second article of impeachment. >> not guilty. >> reporter: became the first senator ever to vote to convict a president of their own party in an impeachment trial. >> what the president did was grievously wrong, and i had to vote, if i was going to live with my own nscience >> reporter: romney's vote a final turn away from his rocky relationship with the president, who endorsed romney's 2012 presidential bid but ahead of mr. trump's election in 2016, romney denounced him, igniting a firestorm >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud >> you can see how loyal he i

mr. romney: thank you, mr. president. the constitution is at the foundation of our republic success and we each strive not to lose sight of our promise to defend it. the constitution established the vehicle of impeachment that is occupied both houses of our congress these many days. we have labored to faithfully execute our responsibilities to it. we have arrived at different judgments, but i hope we respect each other's good faith. the allegations made in the articles of impeachment are very serious. as a senator juror, i swore an oath before god to exercise impartial justice. i am profoundly religious. my faith is at the heart of who i am. i take an oath before god as enormously consequential. i knew from the outset that being tasked with judging the president, the leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision i have ever faced. i was not wrong. the house managers presented evidence supporting their case and the white house counsel disputed that case. in addition, the president's team presented three defe

mr. romney. mr. romney, guilty. ms. rosen. ms. rosen, guilty. mr. rounds. mr. rounds, not guilty. mr. rubio. mr. rubio, not guilty. mr. sanders. mr. sanders, guilty. mr. sass. mr. sass, not guilty. mr. schatz, not guilty. mr. scott of florida not guilty. mr. scott of south carolina, not guilty. ms. shaheen, guilty. mr. shelby. mr. shelby, not guilty. ms. zinema, guilty. ms. smith, guilty. ms. stabenow. ms. stabenow, guilty. mr. sullivan. mr. sullivan, not guilty. mr. tester. mr. tester, guilty. mr. thune. mr. thune not guilty. mr. tillis. mr. tillis, not guilty. mr. toomey. mr. toomey, not guilty. mr. udall. mr. udall, guilty. mr. von holland. mr. van hollen, guilty. mr. warner, not guilty. ms. warren, guilty. mr. whitehouse. mr. whitehouse, guilty. mr. wicker, not guilty. mr. wyden, not guilty. mr. young, not guilty. [ no audio ] >> this article of impeachment, 48 senators have pronounced donald john trump, president of the united states, guilty as charged. 52 senators have announced him not guilty as charged. 2/3 of the senators present not finding him guilty, the senate judges dona

mr. romney, mr. romney, guilty. >> today san francisco district attorney had stlamd senate impeachment trial for a lack of fairness and transparency. >> the fact the senate didn't allow witnesses, presentation of substantive evidence. that's not fair. that is not due process. >> the vote came hours after president trump's state of the union. when the rifts between parties were on full display. the president refused to shake if nancy pelosi's hands and she tore up his speech. >> a petulant trial. to losing the impeachment business and behaving as such. >> john denial it is is the cheryl of the san francisco republican party who is running for pelosi's seat. he believes it will only add momentum. specifically they made a mistake and now they're showing an inempty to do that will encourage people not to vote democrat. >> the president seems to agree. he tweeted this saying he thinks he could win any election forever. but democrats also feel energized. >> i'll vote for anybody, >> abc7 news. >>> a lot mor

mr. romney. mr. romney, guilty. you saw senator mitt romney sent shock waves through the gop voting to find the president guilty of abusing the power of his office in the ukraine scandal. >> the president asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival. the president withheld vital military funds from that government to press it to do so. the president delayed funds for an american ally at war with russian invaders. the president's purpose was personal and political. accordingly, the president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust. >> reporter: romney defended himself decision as one of conscience and faith. >> my faith is at the heart of who i am. i take an oath before god as enormous live consequential. i knew from the outat the tiset tasked with judging the leader of my own party was the most difficult decision i ever faced. i was not wrong. i will tell my children and their children that i did my duty to the best of my ability, believing that my country expected it of me. >> reporter: the

mr. romney? mr. romney, guilty. ms. rosen? ms. rosen, guilty. mr. rounds? mr. rounds, not guilty. mr. rubio? mr. rubio not guilty. mr. sanders? mr. sanders, guilty. mr. sass? mr. sass, not guilty. mr. schumer? mr. schumer, guilty? mr. scott of florida? mr. scott of florida, not guilty. mr. scott of south carolina? mr. scott of south carolina, not guilty. mr. shaheen? mrs. shaheen, guilty. mr. shelby? mr. shall be not guilty. ms. cinema? ms. cinema, guilty. ms. smith? ms. smith, guilty. misstep now, guilty. esther sullivan? mr. sullivan, not guilty. mr. tester? mr. tester, guilty. mr. thune? not guilty. mr. tillis? mr. tillis, not guilty. mr. toomey? not guilty. mr. udall? guilty. esther van holland? guilty. ms. warren? ms. warren, guilty. mr. white house? mr. white house, guilty. mr. wicker? not guilty. mr. wyden? mr. wyden, guilty. mr. young, not guilty. >> bret: 52 not guilty, 48 guilty, they do not get to 67, so this is a vote to acquit. the president of the united states on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power. the clerk will read out in the numbers, the supreme court

mr romney. guilty. mr romney, guilty. sident's party to find him guilty of the first charge, that he abused his power to try to benefit himself politically. the president asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival. the president withheld vital military funds from that government to press it to do so. republicans claim democratic leaders rushed into impeachment, and although they tried to talk up the success of getting mitt romney to vote with them, many people believe the acquittal is a gift to a president running for re—election. polls suggest that in recent days, president trump's approval ratings have been rising, and the white house is presenting this impeachment as an attempt to overturn the will of the people who voted him into office in the first place. president trump is due to deliver a public statement later today. expect it to be nothing short of a victory speech. he believes he has been exonerated, vindicated, and that this whole impeachment process has backfired on the democrats. on twitter,

mr. romney, mr. romney, guilty. >> tonight as

mr. romney? >> guilty. >> mr. romney, guilty. >> reporter: the republican from utah emotional as he became the first senator in american history to vote to remove a president of his own party. he called it the most difficult decision he's ever faced. >> i swore an oath before god to exercise impartial justice. i am profoundly religious. my faith is at the heart of who i am. i take an oath before god as enormously consequential. >> reporter: romney declared that he is convinced beyond any doubt that president trump pressured ukraine to investigate joe and hunter biden for his own political gain. >> there's no question in my mind that were their names not biden, the president would never have done what he did. >> reporter: romney voting to convict on the first count of abuse of power. >> the president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust. what he did was not perfect. no, it was a flagrant assault under electoral rights, our national security and our fundamental values. corrupting an election to keep one's

mr. romney: thank you, mr. president. the constitution is at the foundation of our republic success and we each strive not to lose sight of our promise to defend it. the constitution established the vehicle of impeachment that is occupied both houses of our congress these many days. we have labored to faithfully execute our responsibilities to it. we have arrived at different judgments, but i hope we respect each other's good faith. the allegations made in the articles of impeachment are very serious. as a senator juror, i swore an oath before god to exercise impartial justice. i am profoundly religious. my faith is at the heart of who i

mr. romney? mr. mney, quality. >> reporter: utah senator, mitt romney, sent shock waves through the gop, voting to find the president guilty in abuse of office in the ukraine scandal. >> the president asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival. the president withheld funds for that country to do so. it delayed the funds with the ally at war. the president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust. >> reporter: romney defend his position as one of conscience and faith. >> my faith is at the heart of who i am. my faith is at the heart of who i am. i take an oath before god as enormously consequential. i knew from the outset, that being tasked with judging the president, the leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision i have ever faced. i was not wrong. >> reporter: the senator, who was the party's nominee for the presidency eight years ago, conceded his vote will not sit well with fellow republicans. >> i will tell my children and my children's children, that i

mr. romney but mr. romney made the hill he was climbing a little steeper when he chose this whippersnapper as his vice presidential running mate and there were reasons for mitt romney to pick paul ryan. by all account mrs. romney and mr. ryan really liked each other, paul ryan had a lot of support in the republican party. in the context of romney having just come out of a hotly contested republican primary that year, probably paul ryan seemed like a good fit. which seems to particularly bolster his hard line bona fides. but the reason paul ryan had that, he was the top budget guy for republicans in the house and paul ryan if he was known for one thing in national politics at the time mitt romney picked him to be his running mate he was known for one thing it was his budget. that he had drawn up and that was absolutely associated with him more than any other thing about him. it was a super draconian budget plan which he had introduced in congress which among other things had gigantic crippling cuts to hea

mr romney, guilty. ms. rosen, guilty. mr rounds, not guilty. mr rubio, not guilty.y. mr z guilty. mr rubio, not guilty. mr sanders, guilty. mrz has, not guilty. mr shots, sanders, guilty. mrz has, not guilty. mrshots, guilty. mr schumer, guilty. mr scott of florida, not guilty. mr scott of south carolina, not guilty. ms. shaheen, guilty. mr shelby, not guilty. ms. smith, guilty. mr sullivan, not guilty. mrtester, guilty. not guilty. mrtillis, not guilty. not guilty. mrtillis, not guilty. mr toomey, not guilty. not guilty. mrtillis, not guilty. mrtoomey, not guilty. mr van holland, guilty. mrwarner, guilty. ms. warren, guilty. mrwhite house, guilty. mrwicker, not guilty. mr whiting, house, guilty. mrwicker, not guilty. mrwhiting, guilty. mr young, not guilty. so that is it. the first vote on the first article, the article of impeachment for abuse of power in the final vote was 52, and not guilty, when republican, mitt romney across the aisle, defied the president and the white house andindeed the president and the white house and indeed his party to vote to convict.

mr. romney? mr. ilty. >> romney's vote, coming after the senator and former presidential candidate, took to the senate floor with a powerful and heartfelt speech. >> my faith is at the heart of who i am. i knew from the outset that judging the president, the leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision i had ever faced. i was not wrong. the great question, the constitution tasks senators to answer, is whether the president committed an act, so extreme and egregious, that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. yes, he did. >> so, there's mitt romney talking about faith, duty and doing what's right, while the president of the united states, tweets pretty much exactly the kind of attack you would expect. quote, had failed presidential candidate mitt romney put the same energy to defeat barack obama as he does to me, he could have won the election. what does this say about where we are right now? it is rare to see someone take a stand like mitt romney did. and it deserves t

mr romney? guilty. mr romney, guilty. ber of the president's party to find him guilty of the first charge, that he abused his power to try to benefit himself politically. the president asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival. the president withheld vital military funds from that government to press it to do so. republicans claim democratic leaders rushed into impeachment and, although they tried to talk up the success of getting mitt romney to vote with them, many people believe the acquittal is a gift to a president running for re—election. no, not at all. this was seeking the truth. history, if you believe that right prevails, we know we were right and we know they know they were wrong, as evidenced by the hiding, shaking in the cloakroom and even being unwilling to listen to the other side. polls suggest that in recent days, president trump's approval ratings have been rising. the white house is presenting this impeachment as an attempt to overturn the will of the people who voted him into office i

mr. romney. mr. romney, guilty. >> one by one from a senators rose from their seats to declare guilty or not guilty on the first article of impeachment on president trump, abuse of power. >> mr. cornyn. mr. cornyn, not guilty. >> it was a second article and a similar exercise on the charge of obstruction of justice. >> it is therefore ordered and judge that donald john from b and is hereby acquitted of the charges in said articles. >> there are two republicans who wanted to hear from or witnesses. romney was emotional in announcing his decision on the senate floor that he would vote to convict on abuse of power, a quick on obstruction of congress. >> the president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust. what he did was not perfect. it was a flagrant assault on electoral rights, our national security, and our fundamental values. >> romney acknowledged it would not make a final difference on the outcomes but he had to vote his conscience and make his oath to god. republicans >> the speaker of t

mr. romney, mr. ey, guilty. >> voting with democrats in favor of convicting the president of abuse of power. >> my faith is at the heart of who i am. i take an oath before god as enormously consequential. i knew from the outset that being tasked with judging the president, the leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision i have ever faced. i was not wrong. >> reporter: romney, who did vote to acquit the president on the second article of impeachment. >> not guilty. >> became the first senator ever to vote to convict a president of their own party in an impeachment trial. >> what the president did was grievously wrong and i had to volt, if i was -- vote if i was going to live with my own conscience. >> reporter: a final turn away from the rocky relationship of his president who endorsed romney's 2020 bid. ahead of mr. trump's election in 2016, romney denounced him, igniting a fire storm. >> donald trump is a phoney, a fraud. >> he was begging for my endorsement. >> reporter: the two app

mr. romney. >> guilty. >> mr. romney, guilty. >> that was political courage. historic political courage. we will have much more to say about mitt romney throughout this hour. but what mitt romney did was not the most courageous thing that happened on the senate floor today. mitt romney won 62% of the vote in utah and is not up for reelection until 2024 when this vote, and possibly even donald trump, will be long forgotten. voting against your party is not the only form of political courage. in fact, when i was working in the senate, that didn't take any courage at all. senators from both parties in the 1990s routinely voted against their parties, and no one thought that that was courageous then. but casting a vote in the senate that makes your own reelection more difficult has always been the most politically courageous thing a senator can do. doug jones did that today. doug jones won his senate seat in alabama with 49.97% of the vote in a special election in 2017. he was the first democrat to win a senate seat in alabama since 1992, when richard shelby won re

mr. romney. mr. romney, guilty. >> so i believe while the numbers didn't turn out the way we would have wished, i believe that senator romney's vote sends a clear message to not just the american people but his fellow senators as well. >> did it backfire? >> no. i find myself optimistic coming out of this trial, which may be counter intuitive. but the fact that senators and indeed a small number showed the kind of courage they did, senators like mitt romney, obviously, but also jones, joe manchin and others, i think they lived up to the confidence the founders put in our ability to have self-governance, that we could rise to the occasion. and, so, i find myself optimistic about the future. i do think that what mitt romney did in particular demonstrates that one person can change the course of history. i think he will give strength through others who will learn that you can stand up to this president. you can even disagree with the leader of your party and be an example or courage to others. i know i t

mr. romney? aye. >> reporter: and mitt romney of utah. alaska senator lisa murkowski, who kept everyone guessing for weeks, voted no, blaming the process, saying it was rushed and flawed, adding, as an institution, the congress has failed. senator lamar alexander of tennessee, another holdout, also voted no, saying there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven. but alexander also criticized the president. >> this is an inappropriate act by a president. the remedy for that is the election. >> reporter: the top democrat in the senate says without witnesses, the president's acquittal will be meaningless. the democratic leader has made very clear that he doesn't feel that this will be a true acquittal because it wasn't a fair trial. >> well, i think i can live with his criticism. it wasn't a fair process. >> but again, those deciding votes tonight, lisa murkowski and lamar alexander both voting no to witnesses. they needed them, the democrats did, in order to get witnesses before the senate. and in particu

mr. romney, mr. romney, guilty. >> tonight as senators stood? judgment of the president. >> i will vote on both articles of the impeachment. >> the praise is conclusion to the trump impeachment trial. >> corrupting an election to keep ones self in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that i can imagine. >> how mitt romney came to his decision. >> i do believe he should be removed from office. >> why today's vote could have wide ranging imlixs for 2020 and beyond. >> there are some things you can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. >> plus, what we know about what's happening in iowa. >> i assume that one of these years that vote count will be completed. >> and where the race stands as new hampshire fast approaches. >> our decision has been validated. >> "all in" starts right now. >> we are out here voting for every vote in new hampshire. >> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. today president donald trump was acquitted of two impeachment charges, abuse of power and obstru

mr. romney? mr. romney, guilty. ms. rosen? ms. rosen, guilty. rounds, not guilty. mr. rubio? mr. rubio, not guilty. mr. sanders? mr. sanders, guilty. mr. sass? mr. sass not guilty. mr. shots, guilty. mr. schumer? mr. schumer, guilty. mr. scott of florida? mr. scott of florida, not guilty. mr. scott of south carolina? mr. scott of south carolina, not guilty. mrs. shaheen? guilty. mr. shelby? mr. shelby, not guilty. ms. cinema? ms. cinema, guilty. ms. smith, guilty. ms. stab now? guilty. mr. sullivan? mr. sullivan, not guilty. mr. tester? mr. tester, guilty. mr. thune? not guilty. mr. tillis? mr. tillis, not guilty. mr. toomey? mr. toomey, not guilty. mr. udal, guilty. mr. van haulen, guilty. mr. warner, mr. warner, guilty. ms. warren? ms. warren guilty. mr. whitehouse, guilty. mr. wicker? mr. wicker, not guilty. mr. widen guilty. mr. young? mr. young not guilty. >> this article of impeachment, 48 senators have pronounced donald john trump, president of the united states guilty as charged. 52 senators have pronounced him not guilty. 2/3 not having pronounced him guilty, the respond

mr. romney. >> guilty. >> a historic vote from republican senator mitt romney now becoming the first senator in u.s. history to vote in favor of removing a president from his own party. >> what he did was not perfect. no, it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, our national security and our fundamental values. >> reporter: in an emotional speech romney saying his faith guided his decision, and he believed the evidence was clear. trump pressured ukraine to investigate joe biden for political gain. the blowback swift and relentless. the president's son even calling for romney to be expelled from the party. >> he's not brave. he's a coward. >> reporter: the president ripping romney on twitter into the night, had failed presidential candidate mitt romney devoted the same energy and anger to defeating a faltering barack obama as he sanctimoniously does to me, he could have won the election. and across the nation -- [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: -- small but vocal protests popping up from coast to coast. and the romney response aside the president is expected to make an official state

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when rouhani went to his hometown of jazz the 1st thing he said was i do my greetings i if you mr romney's father and he himself they are in alliance they are very much live in they are live in iranian politics and you know their strategy for this time around why they took part in the election and they gave 2 lists of candidates not 12 lists you know tehran and hundreds of others all across the country because they want to stay in power their strategy was we will take part in the election because they want to remain an influential factor these are just propaganda the that some reformists did and they still do in order to cover their inefficiency otherwise take a look at the number of m.p.'s that have been disqualified for the next round and were not present in this election from 90 m.p.'s that were disqualify some of course lay there their cases were revised somethin 15 of them but 45 reformists and 35 principle lists the opposite camp they were disqualified these qualifications are not just for the sake of political beliefs or things like that if they've done corruption if they have they'

president to be acquitted the white house called it full of vindication and exoneration mr romney all but one republican senator voted not guilty on both articles of impeachment the lone defector was mitt romney the utah senator who in 2012 with the republican presidential nominee my faith is at the heart of who i am romney said in an emotional floor speech his conscience was more important than party loyalty he voted guilty an abuse of power what he did was not perfect no it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights our national security and our fundamental values a few other republicans said they believe put trump did was wrong but didn't rise to remove all from office others blasted the democrats' efforts to remove the 45th us president i worry about the future of the presidency after what's happened here ladies and gentlemen you will come to regret this whole process all the democrats voted to convict trump on both charges they voiced disappointment after his acquittal but did not admit defeat may yet face further investigation in the democrat controlled house and make no mis

president to be acquitted the white house called it full of vindication and exoneration mr romney all but one republican senator voted not guilty on both articles of impeachment the lone defector was mitt romney the utah senator who in 2012 with the republican presidential nominee my faith is at the heart of who i am romney said in an emotional floor speech his conscience was more important than party loyalty he voted guilty on abuse of power what he did was not perfect. no it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights our national security and our fundamental values a few other republicans said they believe put trump did was wrong but didn't rise to remove all from office others blasted the democrats' efforts to remove the 45th us president worry about the future of the presidency after what's happened here ladies and gentlemen you will come to regret this whole process all the democrats voted to convict on both charges they voiced disappointment after his acquittal but did not admit defeat me yet face further investigation in the democrat controlled house and make no mistake abo

mr. romney: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. romney: thank you, mr. president. the constitution is at the foundation of our republic success and we each strive not to lose sight of our promise to defend it. the constitution established the vehicle of impeachment that is occupied both houses of our congress these many days. we have labored to faithfully execute our responsibilities to it. we have arrived at different judgments, but i hope we respect each other's good faith. the allegations made in the articles of impeachment are very serious. as a senator juror, i swore an oath before god to exercise impartial justice. i am profoundly religious. my faith is at the heart of who i am. i take an oath before god as enormously consequential. i knew from the outset that being tasked with judging the president, the leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision i have ever faced. i was not wrong. the house managers presented evidence supporting their case and the white house counsel disputed that case. in addition, the president's team presented

mr. romney. . tolman, thank you for getting up so early there in salt lake city. >> thank you. steve: president trump is set to speak at the national prayer breakfast this morning, maybe in about 90 minutes we will see him. what can we expect to see in the speech? our next will b guest will be te tony perkins is coming up next ♪ ♪ you better to get to knowing ♪ showing ♪ we made usaa insurance for members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it - with hassle-free claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. because doing right by our members, that's what's right. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa 1 in 3 deaths is caused by cardiovascular disease. millions of patients are treated with statins-but up to 75% persistent cardiovascular risk still remains. many have tur

mr. romney. >> guilty. >> a historic vote from republican senator mitt romney now becoming the first senator in u.s. history to vote in favor of removing a president from his own party. >> what he did was not perfect. no, it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, our national security and our fundamental values. >> reporter: in an emotional speech romney saying his faith guided his decision, and he believed the evidence was clear. trump pressured ukraine to investigate joe biden for political gain. the blowback swift and relentless. the president's son even calling for romney to be expelled from the party. >> he's not brave. he's a coward. >> reporter: the president ripping romney on twitter into the night, had failed presidential candidate mitt romney devoted the same energy and anger to defeating a faltering barack obama as he sanctimoniously does to me, he could have won the election. and across the nation -- [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: -- small but vocal protests popping up from coast to coast. the president is going to release an official statement on his acquittal later th

mr. romney, guilty. >> reporter: but there was one defector from republicans. senator mitt romney. >> my vote will likely be in the minority in the senate the. but irrespective of these things, with my vote, i will tell my children and their children that i did my duty to the best of my ability. >> reporter: romney gave an impassioned speech on his decision to convict on the abuse of power charge. he's the first senator in history to president from his own party. senator kamala harris said this on the floor before the vote. >> for too many people, this trial confirms something they've always known. that the real power in this country lies not with them, but with just a few people who advance their own interests at the expense of others' needs. >> reporter: both republicans and democrats now considering the political implications of the decision. >> republicans are going to have to answer for their votes. they chose to turn their back on the american people and stand for a cover-up. >> since it all started about politics, how did it end about politics? the presid

mr. romney, guilty. >> reporter: trump today also ramping up criticism of those who turned on him during the impeachment trial. >> how is mitt romney? you keep him. we don't want him. >> reporter: trump also tweeting angrily at democratic senator joe mansion multiple times. at one point saying quote, they are really mad at senator joe munchkin in west virginia. facing a touch re-election in a ruby red state telling c nrks nrn the criticism. >> i don't know where he got the munchkin. i'm a little bigger than him. i'm not going to call him name. i have respect for the president. i want marylay president to do >> reporter: we tried asking trump about all of this news as he departed the white house. he just landed in new hampshire a short time ago. his event tonight takes place a few miles away from where joe biden will be campaigning as well. >> thank you. let's get some more on rudy giuliani. our senior justice correspondent evan perez is joining us. is this what they describe as a back channel. >> it's a channel that's as far as away from justice department headquarters as bill barr can m

mr rich not guilty mr roberts not guilty mr romney not guilty ms rosen guilty mr rounds and let's bring back a. little just to listen in there just to hear the mitt romney vote there because i'm not the 1st challenge of abuse of power mitt romney was the only republican to go against the party and vote that the president was guilty on the 2nd one of the congress he's gone with a not guilty how significant do you think it is that mitt romney has has made a stand in that way. not guilty mr scott well i think it's a profiling courage i mean he would pay in some circles at least a political price for having stood up and voted his conscience rather than what was convenient or. driven by loyalty to the president the don't don't forget there's not a lot lot of love lost between mitt romney and donald trump and but i don't think this was a matter of personal pique i think came really believes that the case on article one was made as well he should because the evidence certainly supports it and you know he is a religious man a man who. i think in this case voted his contribution and the hats off

mr. romney. >> guilty. >> a historic vote from republican senator mitt romney now becoming the first senator in u.s. history to vote in favor of removing a president from his own party. >> what he did was not perfect. no, it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, our national security and our fuamental values. >> reporter: in an emotional speech romney saying his faith guided his decision, and he believed the evidence was clear. trump pressured ukraine to investigate joe biden for political gain. the blowback swift and relentless. the president's son even calling for romney to be expelled from the party. >> he's not brave. he's a coward. >> reporter: the president ripping romney on twitter into the night, had failed presidential candidate mitt romney devoted the same energy and anger to defeating a faltering barack obama as he sanctimoniously does to me, he could have won the election. and across the nation -- [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: -- small but vocal protests popping up from coast to coast. and the romney response aside the president is expected to make an official stateme