The Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, capping the third presidential impeachment...
The Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, capping the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history as the 2020 race for the White House kicks into high gear.
The Democratic-led House of Representatives in December backed the articles of impeachment, charging that Trump abused his power by withholding aid to Ukraine to pressure the country to announce investigations that could benefit him politically. Democrats also charged Trump with obstructing Congress’s probe by instructing his top advisers to defy subpoenas.Senators voted 52 to 48 to acquit Trump on the abuse charge, and 53 to 47 on obstruction.
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the sole Republican to break with his party, joining all Democrats in voting “guilty” for the first article. The 2012 GOP presidential nominee called Trump “guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust” before voting. Romney became the first senator in history to vote for convicting a president of his own party. He voted “not guilty” on the second article.
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