The American Senate voted to acquit the former president. Democrats demanded the impeachment of Donald Trump, accused him that his stance after the presidential election provoked the incursion of demonstrators into the Capitol building on January 6.
57 senators voted for the impeachment, and 43 against it. 67 votes were required for the conviction. The trial was launched over allegations against the former president that his posture after last November’s presidential election, and especially the spreading of the election fraud thesis, was the cause of the revolt and riots caused by his supporters in the Capitol building on January 6.
On January 13, the House of Representatives voted impeachment. Thus, Donald Trump became the first president to be indicted by the lower house of Congress twice. As it turned out, he is also the first leader to be acquitted twice by the Senate.
The acquittal means that Donald Trump will be able to run for federal office again, including for another term as president of the country. Trump has already signaled such intentions several times in the context of the elections in 2024
Biden Reacts
President Joe Biden released a statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s vote to acquit former President Donald Trump in his 2nd impeachment trial on Saturday.
The statement reads thus :-
“It was nearly two weeks ago that Jill and I paid our respects to Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who laid in honor in the Rotunda after losing his life protecting the Capitol from a riotous, violent mob on January 6, 2021.Advertisement
Today, 57 Senators – including a record 7 Republicans – voted to find former President Trump guilty for inciting that deadly insurrection on our very democracy. The Senate vote followed the bipartisan vote to impeach him by the House of Representatives. While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute. Even those opposed to the conviction, like Senate Minority Leader McConnell, believe Donald Trump was guilty of a “disgraceful dereliction of duty” and “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the violence unleashed on the Capitol.
Tonight, I am thinking about those who bravely stood guard that January day. I’m thinking about all those who lost their lives, all those whose lives were threatened, and all those who are still today living with terror they lived through that day. And I’m thinking of those who demonstrated the courage to protect the integrity of our democracy – Democrats and Republicans, election officials and judges, elected representatives and poll workers – before and after the election. This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant. That violence and extremism has no place in America. And that each of us has a duty and responsibility as Americans, and especially as leaders, to defend the truth and to defeat the lies.
That is how we end this uncivil war and heal the very soul of our nation. That is the task ahead. And it’s a task we must undertake together. As the United States of America.”
