The Senate has voted to not impeach Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th.
The U.S. Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump, Sunday, for inciting the infamous insurrection at the Capitol Building on January 6th. In order to impeach, two-thirds of the Senate needed to vote in favor, but the final vote was 57-43. Seven Republicans voted for impeachment.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell explained that, had Trump still been in office, he would have "carefully considered" impeachment. He added:
President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office as an ordinary citizen unless the statute of limitations is run, still liable for everything he did while in office. Didn't get away with anything yet. Yet. We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one.
The seven Republicans who voted against the former President included Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.
Trump described the trial a "the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country," in a statement following the final decision:
This has been yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country. No president has ever gone through anything like it, and it continues because our opponents cannot forget the almost 75 million people, the highest number ever for a sitting president, who voted for us just a few short months ago.
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Democrats would've had a consistent case if they weren't guilty of everything they accused him of. Egging on riots and ignoring the violence even while it continued? They did that last year. Telling their supporters to fight and use metaphorically as a defense? They did that. Doubting the legitimacy of an election? They did that (Georgia). Icing on the cake is when they intentionally excluded portions of the videos where Trump said to protest *peacefully* and strongly. Hating Trump is understandable but you're straight up retárded if you take the democrats as credible in this.
I don't even like this dude, but i found it kind of silly to try him for impeachment due to the Capitol Hill storming. He didn't incite that, although he did little to condemn those people. Especially with him being out of office, its best to move on.
7 Republicans voted to convict. Enough said. Majority says he's guilty. Acquittal or not he was clearly guilty. Top comment doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.
He literally didn’t give a fizzuck about them storming in there. Hell even Mitch McConnell said after the acquittal that he was responsible. lol some of yall are are really insanely delusional.
What’s really sad is, all that’s happening is just a bunch of old men with old beliefs leading people. In 5 years they could all be gone, and all of that “Trump is our savior” is gone like his presidency, it’s over.
Good, give our puppet politicians some writing on their walls. People are waking up to the fact that most every politician in office has long been corrupted to get to where they are. The puppet laden One party system is weakening more by the day
This country cant hold anyone accountable bcuz the leaders in the senate can't be strong enough to go against Trump they are all his lackeys and it's sad bcuz they are all too dumb and to money hungry to do what's actually right he is guilty of many crimes and if his first impeachment went thru many many lives would of been saved instead division and racism lead the way bcuz morally all the Republicans have no back bones except the 7.