The Senate vote follows a period of scandal that gripped Washington and only deepened Trump’s ties to the GOP.
The Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment, rejecting the House’s charges that he should be removed from office for abusing his power and obstructing the congressional investigation into his conduct.
The vote capped a frenetic four-month push by House Democrats to investigate and impeach Trump for allegedly withholding U.S. military aid from Ukraine to pressure its leaders to investigate his Democratic rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden. The impeachment articles also charged Trump with obstructing the House’s investigation into the matter.
The first article, abuse of power, failed 48-52 — well short of the 67-vote super-majority required to remove Trump from office. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the lone Republican to vote in favor of the abuse of power charge. The second article, obstruction of Congress, failed 47-53 — a party-line vote.
Chief Justice John Roberts, who presided over just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history, announced the result on each article of impeachment Wednesday afternoon, bringing the three-week trial to a close.
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The Senate is about to vote on the two impeachment articles facing Donald Trump. The president is sure to be acquitted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in the Ukraine saga https://t.co/ORDuipi6dU
— POLITICO (@politico) February 5, 2020
This is huge for Dems. They're united on removal of the president in the Senate — and picked up one GOP vote. The inverse of what happened in the House, damaging a central talking point of Trump's allies. https://t.co/o3LLrMoz0E
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 5, 2020
Every senator except for Mitt Romney voted along party lines on Trump's impeachment charges https://t.co/uLsAvfTppv pic.twitter.com/3koWB6BP4U
— POLITICO (@politico) February 5, 2020
It’s official: Trump remains in office and is acquitted on both charges.
Chief Justice John Roberts:
“It is, therefore, ordered and adjudged that the said Donald John Trump be, and he is hereby, acquitted of the charges in said articles.”— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) February 5, 2020
I’m sure the Dems are aware whoever runs for them against Trump in November likely will be defeated. So it will behoove them to aim for a majority in the senate. Then they can try again and next time, they are likely to win.
Helpful graphic in today’s @thedispatch on where GOP senators landed on impeachment. https://t.co/yrq7fv7N6X pic.twitter.com/Jsc8yhvkLq
— Sarah Isgur (@whignewtons) February 6, 2020
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