Utah Lawmakers Halt Push To Rebuke Romney Over Impeachment
Feb 12, 2020, 10:59 AM
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks outside the Senate chamber during a recess in the impeachment trial proceedings against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah lawmakers said Tuesday they won’t consider proposals to censure or recall U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney.
The decision comes after a wave of conservative anger over his vote to convict President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial. State leaders will instead back a public statement expressing appreciation for Trump and his administration’s attention to Utah issues.
The decision comes after Romney flew back to Utah the day after his impeachment decision last week to explain his reasoning.
The censure proposal would have publicly rebuked him. The recall measure would have created a way to remove a sitting senator and may have been unconstitutional.
