On Wednesday, the Senate brought an end end to only the third presidential trial in American history.
\nFollowing months of undergoing impeachment hearings, the Senate ultimately decided to acquit Donald Trump of the charges he faced.
\nMitt Romney of Utah, who was defeated in the 2012 presidential race, was the only republican to break from the GOP\u2019s vote.
\nAs a result, for the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, the vote was 52-48 favoring acquittal. The second, obstruction of Congress, also produced a not guilty verdict, with a vote of 53-47.
\nA majority of senators, however, did express unease with Trump\u2019s pressure campaign on Ukraine which resulted in the two articles of impeachment. Two-thirds of the senators would have had to vote \u201cguilty\u201d to reach the Constitution\u2019s bar of high crimes and misdemeanors to convict and remove Trump from office.
\nTrump’s political campaign tweeted videos, statements and a cartoon dance celebration, while the he put his twitter fingers to use and tweeted that he would speak Thursday from the White House about \u201cour Country’s VICTORY on the Impeachment Hoax.\u201d<\/p>\n
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On Wednesday, the Senate brought an end end to only the third presidential trial in American history. Following months of undergoing impeachment hearings, the Senate ultimately decided to acquit Donald Trump of the charges he faced. Mitt Romney of Utah, who was defeated in the 2012 presidential race, was the only republican to break from … <\/p>\n