Mitt Romney's misguided impeachment vote

Mitt Romney announced on Wednesday he will break with his party and vote to convict President Trump on the Democrats’ first article of impeachment, which alleges abuse of power. This decision shouldn’t come as a surprise: He’s been vocally critical of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine for months, and he voted in favor of additional witness testimony during last week’s trial.

Romney’s vote is respectable, yet meaningless. He argued on the Senate floor that Trump recruited Ukraine in his efforts to investigate corruption, and because that investigation had to do with the president’s political rival, Joe Biden, Trump’s intentions were blatantly “personal and political.”