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The senators voted 51-48 against considering the first article of impeachment, with one Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voting present. The vote to kill the second article split 51-49 ...
A 57-43 majority of the Senate voted to convict Trump, but fell short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction. Live impeachment updates: In historic vote, Senate acquits Trump. Again.
The Senate met Wednesday to take up the articles of impeachment against Mayorkas. All 100 senators, including Senate President Pro Tem Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington, were sworn in as ...
The articles of impeachment were submitted to the Senate on January 16-31, 2020, initiating an impeachment trial. The trial saw no witnesses or documents being subpoenaed, as Republican senators rejected attempts to introduce subpoenas. On February 5, Trump was acquitted on both counts by the Senate, as neither count received 67 votes to ...
In both cases, the Senate voted to deliberate on the question in private session, rather than public, televised procedure. On January 27, the Senate voted on both motions in public session; the motion to dismiss failed on a nearly party line vote of 56–44, while the motion to depose witnesses passed by the same margin.
Senate rules call for an impeachment trial to begin at 1 pm on the day after articles of impeachment are delivered to the Senate, except for Sundays. There is no timeframe requirement for when the managers must actually deliver the articles of impeachment to the Senate. On the set date, senators are sworn in for the impeachment trial. [14]
Trump's legal team repeatedly pointed to statements by Democrats as they argued the former president's speech before the Capitol riots is protected.
[190] Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) said "Today, I voted to affirm that these impeachment proceedings are unconstitutional. Based on the information I have right now, I voted today and will vote again later in the impeachment trial to dismiss the impeachment proceedings against former President Trump."