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On February 5, the Senate acquitted Trump on both impeachment articles, as neither article obtained the support of a two-thirds supermajority of senators. Fifty-two Republican senators voted against the charge of abuse of power, and all fifty-three voted against the charge of obstruction of Congress.
[9] [c] The Senate voted to acquit both Johnson and Clinton in their trials. [10] [d] "Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors" by Congressman Brad Sherman. Congress's first efforts to impeach Trump were initiated by Democratic representatives Al Green and Brad Sherman in 2017. [13]
The vote on Article Two, obstruction of Congress, was 229–198, with one vote of present. All Republicans voted against the article, joined by three Democrats. [34] [35] [36] Recent Republican, five-term Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan, also voted for impeachment; the frequent Trump critic had declared himself an Independent in July.
Nine House Republicans have said they'll vote to impeach Trump Wednesday. The 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump: 'There has never been a greater betrayal by a president' Skip to ...
Donald Trump's second impeachment trial came to an end Saturday with 57 senators voting to convict, falling short of the two-thirds margin required to find him guilty of the charge of ...
At the conclusion of the trial, the Senate voted 57–43 to convict Trump of inciting insurrection, falling 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority required by the Constitution, and Trump was therefore acquitted. Seven Republican senators joined all Democratic and independent senators in voting to convict Trump, the largest bipartisan vote ...
Of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, Newhouse and California Rep. David Valadao are the only two still in Congress. The impeachment vote came when the House charged the ...
On February 5, 2020, the Senate found Trump not guilty of abuse of power, by a vote of 48–52, with Republican senator Mitt Romney being the only senator—and the first senator in U.S. history—to cross party lines by voting to convict, [22] [23] and not guilty of obstruction of Congress, by a vote of 47–53. [22] [23]