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At the conclusion of the trial, the Senate voted 57–43 to convict Trump of inciting insurrection, falling 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority required by the Constitution, and Trump was therefore acquitted. Seven Republican senators joined all Democratic and independent senators in voting to convict Trump, the largest bipartisan vote ...
[9] [c] The Senate voted to acquit both Johnson and Clinton in their trials. [10] [d] "Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors" by Congressman Brad Sherman. Congress's first efforts to impeach Trump were initiated by Democratic representatives Al Green and Brad Sherman in 2017. [13]
The Senate voted, 89–11, to adopt the procedural rules for the trial on February 9, and the trial started with a four-hour debate on the constitutionality of the trial, then the Senate voted at a simple majority threshold to affirm the proceedings' constitutionality, 56-44. [138] [135]
Donald Trump's second impeachment trial came to an end Saturday with 57 senators voting to convict, falling short of the two-thirds margin required to find him guilty of the charge of ...
But Trump's lack of support among some Republican senators is notable, given that many of the holdouts condemned him in strong terms since he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The senators voted 52 to 48 to find Trump not guilty on the charge of abuse of power; all 45 Democrats, Independent senators Bernie Sanders and Angus King, and Republican senator Mitt Romney voted guilty. Romney's vote marked the first time in American history a senator voted to convict a president of his own party.
Twelve GOP senators voted not to impeach Donald Trump for Jan 6 but still spoke out against the former president for his conduct
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