(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.
The Senate sped toward a near-certain acquittal of Donald Trump Saturday in his second impeachment trial after House managers and the former president’s defense struck a deal that avoided a standoff over testimony.