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Update: Impeachment Trial – Trump Found Not Guilty

On Wednesday afternoon, the US Senate took its final vote in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. As expected, the president was acquitted (found not guilty) on both articles of impeachment (charges).

Though several Republicans admitted that what Mr. Trump had done was wrong, it was always expected that the Republican-controlled Senate would acquit Mr. Trump.

Chart showing tally of final votes on impeachment of Donald Trump.
On Wednesday afternoon, the US Senate took its final vote in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. As expected, the president was found not guilty on both articles of impeachment. The chart above shows the voting results.
(Source: Wikipedia.)

All Democrats voted that the president was guilty. All Republicans, with one exception, voted that the president was not guilty.

Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, voted that Mr. Trump was guilty of “abuse of power”, but not guilty of “obstruction of Congress”. The final vote was 52-48 on the “abuse of power” charge, and 53-47 on the “obstruction of Congress” charge.

Senator Mitt Romney to vote to convict President Trump on Abuse of Power
Utah Senator Mitt Romney (above) was the only Republican who voted that Mr. Trump was guilty of “abuse of power”. Like other Republicans, Mr. Romney voted not guilty on the “obstruction of Congress” charge.
(Source: C-SPAN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.)

Mr. Trump is now the third president to be impeached by Congress and acquitted. But he is the first impeached president who could possibly be re-elected.

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