Updated
Feb 13, 2021
Senate Votes To Acquit Donald Trump For Inciting Insurrection
Former President Donald Trump was impeached twice. Now he s been acquitted twice too, thanks to Republican senators.
By Elise Foley and Igor Bobic
WASHINGTON ― The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump on Saturday for the second time, letting him off the hook for inciting his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol a little more than five weeks ago, leading to an insurrection that left five people dead and imperiled the lives of his vice president, countless lawmakers, staffers, and Capitol Police officers.
A majority of senators voted to convict Trump, including seven Republicans and every Democrat, but that still fell far short of the necessary two-thirds of the chamber required.