Senate acquits Trump in historic vote as re-election campaign looms

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President Trump said he would deliver a public statement on Thursday on his acquittal, after the impeachment trial

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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House term.

On each of the two charges, the senators stood at their desks on the Senate floor to vote one by one, with U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts presiding. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans engineered a stripped-down trial with no witnesses or new evidence. Democrats called it a sham and a cover-up. Trump called the impeachment an attempted coup and a Democratic attempt to annul his 2016 election win.

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, showed 42% of American adults approved of his performance, while 54% disapproved. That was nearly the same as when the House launched its impeachment inquiry in September, when his approval stood at 43% and disapproval at 53%. Romney, a moderate and elder statesman in his party, became the first senator in U.S. history to vote to convict a member of his own party at an impeachment trial.

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What a joke this system of goverment is.

This is incorrect. He was not acquitted of impeachment charges. The senate trial was to remove him from office. It failed to get the votes. He was not acquitted.

AcquittedForever

OK Vlad, you can go full power to help donald.

What a bizarre way to word that. 'President Obama to remain in office after receiving enough electoral votes from the 50 states.' What's wrong with 'President Trump acquitted by the Senate'? You'll get carpel tunnel with all your twisting to diminish Trump's victories.

. Start placing the yellow crime scene tape all around John Roberts house. We never had an impeachment trial, it was turned into a crime scene. Criminals in the Republican Party need to be removed. JohnRobertsNoWitnessJudge FBR

It was a majority of votes to acquit. He needed 34. He got 53. What a ridiculous headline.

Awwwwwwwwwww. Better luck next time.

Economy good, employment good, security good. What have the Dems done? Their only accomplishment is impeachment and it failed in the Senate! That's all we'll all remember!

. Time to end life time judicial appointments after Judge John Roberts turned into a criminal. A real judge never would have banned all witness and documents in a criminal trial. JohnRobertsNoWitnessJudge JohnRobertsNoWitnessJudge FBR

Still is impeached!

adamschiff How do you live with all of this humiliation?

Lol what a farce of an impeachment

. Let's be clear, the Senate never would have aqquitted Donald Trump if John Roberts would have no turned into a criminal himself. JohnRobertsNoWitnessJudge JohnRobertsNoWitnessJudge JohnRobertsNoWitnessJudge JohnRobertsNoWitnessJudge FBR

But why

'What a shock'.. said no one anywhere on the planet knowing how coward Republicans are (except Romney)

To America's everlasting shame.

He will be impeached4life

Criminals

old news, we knew this when they started the whole thing

Un Senado con mayoría republicana no puede absolver a ninguna persona que sea republicana y realDonaldTrump lo es.

GOP senators will expect gratitude. Nope. He owns them now. It'll cost them more than they can imagine.

He's already tweeted what he really wanted to say. trumpIsACorruptLiar still

Turn your TVs off! Let the thug know you care about democracy!

Watch the Clinton speech after his impeachment. It will the contrast in parties of all ages

More gaslighting.

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There is NOTHING that man has to say that this American voter, citizen and taxpayer wants to hear. I've had three plus years of his ugliness and lies shoved down my throat. I've heard all his material before. It's last year's act.

... and he, of course, will be as graceful as ever in doing so ...

More lies from the fuhrer

Of course he wants another opportunity to be in front of the camera....such a hog.

GoooooFuuuckkkkkYourrrSeeelffff

After 19 witnesses Chuck is like 'they declined bringing more witnesses because they feared.... ' . Ridiculous!

That will be worth watching, it will be a smorgasbord of nonsense.

Whatevs Church for MAGAts

I hear he’s dissolving Congress and the courts — they’re way too expensive and a lot of the time they just confuse people. We need more unity anyway, and Donald Alone will tell us what to do.

He's been vindicated.

As I said, the vengeance will start and nobody will be spared.

Alexey_Pushkov aavst bin_zlo MFA_MKD M_Simonyan TeamPelosi MID_RF HongKongFP torshin_ru Нэнси порвала театр американской демократии.Браво леди!Nancy tore th theater of American democracy.Bravo lady!

What a waste of time. Of course the sad impeachment attempts of the Democrats were going to fail. Hilarious.

Let me guess... He'll be talking about a witch hunt and how he is the best president ever and that the Dems are bitter and... you get the picture

please someone shoot trump up for good

contrite and humble

And that speech will be even LESS watched than his State of the Union Lies! 🤦‍♀️ Reruns of The Love Boat will get higher ratings!

Another HoldMyBier moment by this nutcase. yay

Please, IMPOTUS no more lies! AmericansFindTrumpGuilty

What the heck! Gloating will just be rubbing salt in the wound of a solid 51% if Americans. No mercy.

He should be happy he got away with another crime but he knows he can convince the stupid of America he was framed

That’s not what he said . He said something completely different. Please stop softening his rhetoric for him. You should be tweeting facts and actual quotes.

Sweet. Can he finally release his taxes like he promised, too? He seems to be an extremely untrustworthy man, I’m not sure we can trust anything he says.

Will it include his usual speil about toilets ?

Why do you and other major news outlets call this an acquittal? Is it in the Constitution that if the Senate does not vote to remove, President is acquitted? No, once impeached always Impeached is what SpeakerPelosi stated. Straighten up your language. NoAcquittal

This may be the worst thing ever viewed by human eyes

So he won then? Good. These communist oops I mean democrats don’t sleep well at night and I love it.

Don’t care.

a corrupt senate

I've got a bowel movement scheduled for noon on Thursday, so I'm afraid I'll have to miss the speech. I'm certain it'll be a good one though, chock full of bovine excrement, boasting and excuses.

Forever IMPEACHED

Zzzzzzz

Why? Everyone knew this was a sham for genning up the Dem leadership and for GOP leadership to get it over with.

Any comment realDonaldTrump

Hard pass

Who cares what the criminal wants?

God help the world.

If Roberts shows up for that bullshit, I’ll dedicate my life to banging on the SCOTUS doors for the rest of my LIFE.

Will there be lots of sniffing, mangled words and foot dragging?

There was no trial so he wasn’t acquitted.

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