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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was granted an award for his vote to convict former President Donald Trump. The senator was given the John F. Kennedy “Profile in Courage Award” on Friday for his vote in Trump’s first impeachment trial in 2020, “and his consistent and courageous defense of democracy,” John F. Kennedy Library announced. The Senate acquitted Trump in February 2020. “As the first Senator to have ever voted to convict a President of his own party, Senator Romney’s courageous stand was historic,” the announcement continues. Romney is also applauded for “[defending] the integrity of the [2020 presidential election results] and [ opposing] efforts to overturn the decision of the Electoral College.
