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Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, on Friday disinvited GOP Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) from the CPAC 2020 conference, following a key vote in President Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

Driving the news: Romney was one of two Republican senators to break ranks on Friday and vote for additional evidence and witness testimony. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) also voted to call witnesses.

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Mitt Romney shunned from conservative conference after impeachment vote

Romney was one of two GOP senators to vote in favor of witness testimony on Friday.

In this image, Mitt Romney stands surrounded by reporters.

Mitt Romney at the Capitol on Jan. 29. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Matt Schlapp" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1223379382003294208?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" data-vars-content-id="2d725cf5-f50f-4e29-b15d-8d76d15429f0" data-vars-headline="Mitt Romney shunned from conservative conference after impeachment vote" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1223379382003294208?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" target="_blank">Matt Schlapp</a>, chairman of the American Conservative Union, on Friday disinvited GOP Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) from the CPAC 2020 conference, following a key vote in President Trump&#x27;s Senate impeachment trial.Driving the news: Romney was one of two Republican senators to break ranks on Friday and vote for additional evidence and witness testimony. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-senate-witnesses-f24f9b00-beea-46c7-a67f-81882bd4aaa1.html" data-vars-content-id="2d725cf5-f50f-4e29-b15d-8d76d15429f0" data-vars-headline="Mitt Romney shunned from conservative conference after impeachment vote" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-senate-witnesses-f24f9b00-beea-46c7-a67f-81882bd4aaa1.html" target="_self">Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)</a> also voted to call witnesses.Go deeper... ⚖️ <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Live updates: Trump on track for acquittal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates-175149a5-67a5-4911-ae35-23662025f235.html" data-vars-content-id="2d725cf5-f50f-4e29-b15d-8d76d15429f0" data-vars-headline="Mitt Romney shunned from conservative conference after impeachment vote" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates-175149a5-67a5-4911-ae35-23662025f235.html" target="_self">Live updates: Trump on track for acquittal</a>

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