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The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on the charge he incited an insurrection at the Capitol, capping a weeklong impeachment trial fueled by the former president’s efforts to hold on to the White House after losing the election. One-by-one, senators stood at their desks and stated their vote—with 57 for conviction and 43 for acquittal. All 50 Democrats voted to convict, joined by seven Republicans: North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, Maine Sen. Susan Collins , Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey. Sixty-seven votes were required to convict.. Sixty-seven votes were required to convict.
The result, while again resulting in the acquittal of Mr. Trump, marked a shift from his impeachment trial last year, when only one Republican, Mr. Romney, voted to convict Mr. Trump, on one count.
Shame on the sycophants
Mitch mcconnell now 78 ...well that will be not good for future Teumpers. I voted for biden because of his side kick Kamala and his exsperienece. But Trump in the nect presidential election....barf.
I think Nancy will do a few more 😬🤦♀️
Seek better business options with Native American tribes. Avoid American politics and get lower (50%) capital gains taxes.
Myanmar Military & polices have been conducting illegal arrest with armed force without warrent every late nights & now it've been over 220 political activists, elected governments, Union Election Committee members, civil servents such as teachers, doctors who are doing CDM
Selfish Cowards! Good luck Americans
It's pathetic
Have to play a longgame for justice TreasonHasConsequences Time ConvictTrump
Im very disappointed on how Trump was treated through his whole term. I never in my life would curse one of our presidents. A news broadcasting company even cut off Melanie Trump before she could get word in on a video in one of their announcements about covid too. Not ok. W/me
Hey why people bitching about democracy being under attack during the election? Today shows democracy hasn’t been the focus of DC for awhile. Call it socialism or bullshit the outcome still doesn’t feel good
wsj and its journalists will be salty for the whole week
The Democratic Party has many but ineffective leaders. One man, President Trump, can beat all these leaders and they can do nothing about it.
As it should
Two Time Impeachment Champion! TRUMP 2024!
Over 81 million people have found him guilty. With our votes, our voice and pocketbook we will make certain the GOP pays for their cowardice !
Trump 2024!!🎉🎉🎉
It's pitty that Republicans support fascism, they showed that they will do anything for power....
It is time to dump GOP from American politics! GOP is as guilty as Trump!
The devil is a saint when compared to Donald Trump. A 1000 years of shame on the cowardly GOP Senators who said Trumps deadly insurrection was not worth impeaching. My advice to the capitol guards, let the rioters do what they want next time. The Senate did not have your back.
That, there was no crime.
I'll be honest, I am not pleased with hearing this after what happened, but this doesn't mean that the other riots that happened last year are justified. DO NOT get the wrong message. Violence to stop violence is not justice, it's self indulgence.
How much tax payer money have the democrats wasted on trying to impeach Trump and argue about voter interference in the last 4 and a bit years? It’s outrageous
Terrorists: 'A person who uses unlawful violence & intimidation, in the pursuit of political aims.' 43 Republican Senators became the legal definition of a terrorist by quitting a President who also fits the legal term of a Terrorist. This is the republican Party
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Jamie Raskin is a pussy. The fake crying was way over the top.
What a waste of resources and time these 2 impeachments where.
Ending the USA 2 fraudulent unconditional impeachment hearings. I want to see trials for GOPCorruptionOverCountry
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Good luck america you guys will need it! You guys put last nail in coffin’s Democracy
“The president spent months inflaming his supporters to believe that the election had been stolen from him, from them, which was not true,” said Rep. Joe Neguse (D., Colo.)' I don't believe 70+mil people needed Trump to believe something was amiss on elec nite & the foll'g days
Ending an impeach trial of a president already out of office, did anyone really expect a different result
Let’s get the Senate back to work now! Cut taxes, cut spending, give people the money they rightfully worked for!
NOT SURPRISED! The drama in CONGRESS is basically bad dinner theater. He is acquitted, but take into consideration, if one of the republican’s female relatives are raped or there is a loss of life, I SUPPOSE WE VOTE ON A JURY IN FAVOR OF THE CRIMINAL! Explain to the SICKNICKS!
What an incredible waste of time and money.
Every republicans can that did not vote to convict should be voted out of office.. their donors? Boycott everything linked to them...we are just meat to them...we are not a nation of citizens.
To the senators who voted not guilty, your place in history has been recorded. You are a disgrace to our country!
No surprise, everyone knew the outcome. Regardless of your views this stuff costs millions. Can government do something to actually help the country? Maybe that is expecting too much, it has been so long since we have received or expected that.
Congratulations Mr. president my president Donald Trump, it’s about time he got some respect and didn’t deserve any of this.
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The Senate's vote at the impeachment trial was 57 for conviction and 43 for acquittal, with seven Republicans siding with Democrats in voting to convict Trump
Disgusting on so many levels that 43 Republicans need Trump's insurrectors votes.
Republicans pissed on the American citizens again they said a guilty man free. of course they're going to protect their own. Birds of a Feather!! How much did Trump pay those that voted for him? VOTE the Mafia out of our Government
P*ssies
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Waste of time and taxpayer money since the result was evident since the beginning. In the middle of a pandemic with a divided nation, there are more important issues to resolve. Trump is not the problem. The problem is the amount of people supporting him. Maybe your agenda stinks
Trump, in essence, was correct in that he metaphorically shot somebody in the middle of the street (i.e. incited violence/death) and did not lose voters (i.e. GOP). Apologies to the Capitol police and their families, but ain't that a kick in the head.
what a waist of time and money.
Acquitted 2x another POTUS 45 record! Yahooo feeling the love ❤️ 🇺🇸💯😁👍
RepRaskin RepKinzinger JoeBiden KamalaHarris Thanks, Mr Raskin, for a great final speach. You will be rembered for it. And also the GOP members who voted not guilty will be remembered for having no spine. SenateImpeachmentTrial TrumpImpeachment
Got to love the party of law and order
This is sad and disheartening. I feel sorry for the party when Trump returns because he will destroy them.
basilnsage It was it a farcical, posturing s***show by the Dems who knew they had zero chance of conviction. Shameful. But yeah, Biden 'unity' and all that.
A disgrace! Shame! He really going to unleash his madness! What next! Coward Senate! Followers! He turned on them too. And they acquitted him. He is guilty as hell.
Congress please spend time and money on the pandemic, economy and other important issues. Impeachments starting with Clinton have become watered down into partisan political pageantry.
Another exemple of a plea for seperation of powers...a legislater should not be judge...
Now! Let’s vote out the Traders!!! 2022 will be a Clean Sweep!!! A special acknowledgement to new Congressman Burgess Owens!!!! We welcome you Sir!!!!!
Will enjoy all the benefits? I need a small loan from him. 😒
In a surprise to no one, you voted for a person over country. I hope that real republicans come forward to steer the party away from the cult of trump. This country needs a strong republican party as well as a strong democratic party. Trump got away with it.
Schumer is pathetic. Time to move on.
There’s none so blind as those who cannot see - Republicans shame on you, your X-president is as good a terrorist as any that have gone before.
Last time Democrats did impeachment it was because Trump wanted Ukraine to look into Hunter Biden corruption—who is now under criminal investigation over his foreign business dealings. Impeachment distracted America from preparing for the pandemic.
The Biden Administration has my support. Let’s move forward and make this the best country possible.
Could we now discuss what President Biden's 50 EOs and other actions mean to Americans? Border, insulin prices, Keystone, etc.
With all their wisdom, founding fathers could never predict a possibility that the jurors at the trial of a president would be his accomplices GOPCorruptionOverCountry ConvictTrump ImpeachmentTrial
An obvious result, although expected, it's still sad. But well, let´s continue working that there are more important things at this time to attend to.
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Except for a rare few SenateTrial jurors, the SenateGOP by their Impeachmenttrial vote became complicit with POTUS45 in the Jan6Insurrection and deaths. They have trashed the USConstitution, and proved-out Shakespeare's point that: 'The law [and some Senators] is an ass.'
Well yeah, this is a Nuremberg trial where half the jury are Nazis.
A very sad day for the sun setting of the great USA, former defender of democracy, former provider of the nonviolent transfer of power. Worse than Jan 6.
Fingers crossed on this whole democracy thing we are trying to figure out...
Other than the 7. Republicans have no courage!!!
And like that, you lose your democracy and become one of the most corrupt governments in the world. A LEGAL insurrection? Seruously? This is your new normal unless you protest it. May whatever God you praise be with you.
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