CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin praised Sen. Mitt Romney Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyThe Memo: Warning signs flash for Trump on debates GOP votes to authorize subpoenas, depositions in Obama-era probe Overnight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' MORE (R-Utah) on Wednesday for announcing he will vote to convict President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE in the impeachment trial, making the Utah Republican the only GOP senator to break ranks with his party.

"Wow, that was extraordinary. That was a moment we haven’t seen very often from a member of the U.S. government," Baldwin said on "CNN Newsroom."

"That was pure honesty and emotion from Mitt Romney," she added.

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“The president’s purpose was personal and political. Accordingly, the president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust,” Romney said.

“Voters will make the final decision, just as the president’s lawyers have implored. My vote will likely be in the minority in the Senate," Romney said on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon, just hours before senators were slated to vote on the two articles of impeachment against Trump. CNN analyst John Avlon called Romney's remarks on the Senate floor “a true profile-in-courage speech." Romney's vote could prove problematic if he decides to seek a second Senate term in 2024.