Trump ripped into Romney as a 'Democrat secret asset' after he voted to convict him for abuse of power in the impeachment trial

Mike Segar/Reuters

• President Donald Trump posted a video attacking Sen. Mitt Romney after his decision to vote in favor of convicting Trump for abuse of power on Wednesday.
• Romney was the only GOP senator to go against Trump. He was the 2012 Republican nominee for president who has been critical of Trump on some occasions.
• A video posted by Trump included footage of Romney praising Trump, and failing to win the 2012 election himself.
• "Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that I can imagine," Romney said. 
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

President Donald Trump posted a video attacking Republican Sen. Mitt Romney after his stunning vote to convict the president for abuse of power in his Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday.

Romney was the only Republican to vote in favor of convicting Trump for abuse of power, though he joined the rest of the GOP in voting to acquit Trump for obstruction of Congress.

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: A law professor weighs in on how Trump could beat impeachment

See Also: