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James Downie: Mitt Romney’s spine is missing in action again

On Saturday, Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., made headlines by being the first Republican member of Congress to state special counsel Robert Mueller’s report shows that President Donald Trump “has engaged in impeachable conduct.”

On Sunday, on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, commended the congressman, saying, “I respect him. I think it’s a courageous statement.” Yet, as you might have guessed, when Mitt Romney and “courage” are involved, there then came a “but ...”

“But I believe that to make a case for obstruction of justice, you just don’t have the elements that are evidenced in this document,” Romney said.