The chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference raised eyebrows over the weekend when he remarked that he would fear for Senator Mitt Romney's "physical safety" if he attended the conference.“This year, I would actually be afraid for his physical safety, people are so mad at him,” CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News's Full Court Press.Romney, a Utah Republican, angered members of his party earlier this month when he became the sole Republican to vote to convict President Trump in his impeachment trial.“We won’t credential him as a conservative,” Schlapp said Sunday of Romney's potential presence at CPAC. “I suppose if he wants to come as a non-conservative and debate an issue with us, maybe in the future we would have him come.”For some critics, Schlapp's remarks edged too close to a threat."I have not met a more honorable person than Mitt Romney," said Senator Joe Manchin, one of the Senate's most moderate Democrats. "It’s hard to believe that we have stooped this low."Schlapp denied his comments contained any threatening intention, saying he has "no beef" with Romney's family and hopes they "have happy healthy lives away from politics.""I wish Gov Romney no harm I just want him to find a new hobby away from destroying GOP momentum," the conference head wrote in a tweet.The newfound distaste of many conservatives and Republicans for Romney is a far cry from just eight years ago when the party elected him as its standard-bearer to take on President Barack Obama in the presidential election.Romney said his vote in favor of removing Trump from office was based on his integrity and his faith."I’m aware that there are people in my party and in my own state who will strenuously disapprove of my decision and in some quarters I will be vehemently denounced," Romney said during his Senate floor speech explaining his vote. "Does anyone seriously believe that I would consent to these consequences other than from an inescapable conviction that my oath before God demanded of me?"Schlapp, however, slammed Romney as a disloyal political opportunist.“He said he was going to be an extreme conservative, that he was the most conservative guy in the world, and when he came to CPAC, after 2012, he doesn’t want to have anything to do with us,” Schlapp said.

American voters are ready to move on following the failed attempt to impeach President Trump, even if Democrats are not.

"Impeachment is over and done with as far as most voters are concerned. The House Democrats' failed effort to remove President Trump has just made him stronger politically," said a ...

The dirt President Trump's personal lawyer is digging up in Ukraine is making its way to the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr confirmed Monday.Rudy Giuliani's operation, which has targeted Trump's domestic political rivals like former Vice President Joe Biden, was at the center of the impeachment saga, and it doesn't sound like it's going anywhere. Barr said Giuliani, or anyone else for that matter, is free to provide the department with relevant information, and he and his staff have "an obligation" to leave the door open.That said, the attorney general appears to be looking at the info skeptically. "There are a lot of agendas in Ukraine, there are a lot of cross currents, and we can't take anything we receive from Ukraine at face value," Barr said, per CNN. "For that reason we had established an intake process in the field so that any information coming in about Ukraine could be carefully scrutinized by the department and its intelligence community partners."There have been past reports that the department has tried to distance itself from Giuliani since he became the subject of a separate investigation, but that seemingly hasn't held up in this case. > In the past, Justice officials have sought to distance the department and Barr from Giuliani since it became clear in recent months that the former mayor is the subject of an investigation by Manhattan federal prosecutors. https://t.co/kKrDu45jNy> > -- Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 10, 2020More stories from theweek.com For better pasta sauce, throw away your garlic Why Amy Klobuchar would win by subtraction Vindman dismissal spurs Chuck Schumer to request all 74 inspectors general look into potential whistleblower retaliation

President Trump told the governor of Utah Monday that he can "keep" Republican Sen. Mitt Romney in his state after his vote on impeachment.

During a White House meeting with the nation's governors, Mr. Trump called on Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican.

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"I don’t think we should let it slide," the actor said about the events that led to President Donald Trump's acquittal.

The two impeachment witnesses that President Donald Trump fired Friday were quietly planning exits of their own, multiple people tell CNN.

President Trump predicted Monday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) would primary Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) "and win," because of how “badly” the Democrats handled his impeachment.Trump also claimed that House...