The Nov. 13 call will be examined as part of a Fulton County criminal inquiry into efforts to influence the election results in the state a revelation that comes as the U.S. senator is serving as a juror in Trump’s impeachment trial.
The Latest on former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Enough senators have cast “not guilty” votes to acquit Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The vote will give the former president an historic second acquittal in an impeachment trial. House Democrats, who voted a […]
(Bloomberg) Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial ended in a not guilty verdict on a vote of 57-43, short of the two-thirds majority required. The nine House impeachment managers presenting the charge against the former president argue that he betrayed his oath of office by inciting his followers to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. Trump’s lawyers counter that he didn’t encourage violence and simply exercised his First Amendment rights. Key.
Trump has been acquitted on a charge of “incitement of insurrection”.
Trump lawyers and House impeachment managers decided to avoid calling witnesses in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after earlier voting to do so, a surprise move that would have likely prolonged the process.
Welcome to Al Jazeera’s coverage of the impeachment trial. This is Usaid Siddiqui.
13 Feb 2021 - 22:21 GMT
Pelosi opposes censuring Trump: ‘It lets everybody off the hook’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, upset that Trump was not convicted in the Senate, said she does not support the idea of a congressional censure of the former president, arguing that would be just a “little slap on the wrist”.