Permanent record
Senate acquitted Trump on both first-impeachment articles
- Event date
- Category
- Elections, January 6, and institutional conduct
- Posture:
- Senate impeachment acquittal
The Senate acquitted Trump of abuse of power by 52-48 and obstruction of Congress by 53-47. The votes resolved the impeachment trial, not any criminal prosecution.
Evidence basis
primary-plus-independent
Disposition
Senate acquittal ended the first impeachment trial.
Dated sources
- — Associated Press acquittal report (Independent reporting)
- — U.S. Senate roll call vote 33 (Official Senate roll call)
- — U.S. Senate roll call vote 34 (Official Senate roll call)
- — U.S. Senate first-impeachment record (Official Senate record)
Correction status
No substantive correction recorded for this version.
Canonical citation
Senate acquitted Trump on both first-impeachment articles. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2020-02-05-first-impeachment-acquittal/
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