Thursday February 6, 2020
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump of both
charges in his impeachment trial as it found him not guilty of
obstructing Congress, as had been charged by the House of
Representatives.
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In the second of two impeachment
votes, the Republican-controlled Senate cleared the Republican president
of Democrats’ accusations that he obstructed Congress’ investigation
into whether he acted improperly in withholding U.S. security aid to
Ukraine.The Senate’s 53-47 vote on the second article of impeachment brought the proceedings to an end.