GOP Vermont Gov: Trump Should Have Been Convicted

The Associated Press reports:

President Donald Trump abused his power and shouldn’t be in office, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a fellow Republican, said Thursday in a rare dissent from within party ranks.

The U.S. Senate should have been allowed to hear from more witnesses who could have provided evidence about the charges against the president, Scott, a frequent Trump critic, said at a news conference.

After being asked about the president’s acquittal Wednesday in the Senate, Scott said the outcome was almost a foregone conclusion. “If they’d taken more testimony, maybe they’d have had more information and maybe other senators would have acted appropriately,” Scott said.