BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts: 'The Senate sitting as a court of impeachment stands adjourned.'
Senate votes to acquit President Trump on both articles of impeachment: ABC News Livecame down to an anticlimactic end Wednesday afternoon with acquittal on both articles.
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, watches.Trump is only the third president in U.S. history to face an impeachment trial, but largely because Republicans have a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, his fate has been mostly a foregone conclusion since even before the proceedings began.
"It is, therefore, ordered and adjudged that the said Donald John Trump be and he is here by acquitted of the charges in said articles."4:18 p.m. Senate votes to acquit Trump on first article of impeachment Mitch McConnell speaks on the Senate floor prior to an impeachment vote, Feb. 5, 2020, in Washington, DC.3:58 p.m. McConnell: 'The framers built the Senate to keep temporary rage from doing permanent damage'
“The facts are clear; security aid was withheld from Ukraine in an attempt to benefit the president’s political campaign. While White House attorneys claim this behavior is not serious, it is dangerous to the fundamental principles of American democracy to use the power of the federal government for personal or political gain.
"Alone, each of the defenses advanced by the president's counsel comes close to being preposterous. Together they are as dangerous to the republic as this president, a fig leaf so large as to excuse any presidential misconduct. Arguments were found to make him a king." "After many sleepless nights, I have reluctantly concluded that the evidence is sufficient to convict the President for both abuse of power and obstruction of Congress," he said in a statement and then elaborated in a floor speech. “I will not shrink from my duty to defend the Constitution and do impartial justice,” he said.
He brushed off reporters’ attempts to learn how he’ll vote on acquittal, telling them they would “find out at 4 p.m. today.”
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