Permanent record
Senate vote did not reach the two-thirds threshold to convict
- Event date
- Category
- Elections, January 6, and institutional conduct
- Posture:
- Senate impeachment acquittal
The Senate voted 57-43 to convict on the article of incitement of insurrection, short of the constitutionally required two-thirds. Acquittal was not a criminal-court judgment.
Evidence basis
primary-plus-independent
Disposition
Acquitted because 57 votes were fewer than the 67 required for conviction.
Dated sources
- — Associated Press Senate vote report (Independent reporting)
- — U.S. Senate roll call vote 59 (Official Senate roll call)
- — U.S. Senate impeachment trial record (Official Senate record)
Correction status
No substantive correction recorded for this version.
Canonical citation
Senate vote did not reach the two-thirds threshold to convict. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2021-02-13-second-impeachment-acquittal/
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