Rage from doing permanent damage to oui rage from doing permanent damage to our republic. The framers built the senate to keep temporary rage from doing permanent damage to our republic. Mr president is that we will do when we in this president breaking impeachment. I hope we look back on this note and say, at this busy day the fever began to break. I hope we will not say, is just the beginning. Call of the chair. Senator Mitch Mcconnell theyre wrapping up his closing and talking almost the same but from a different point of view saying that there was a Conspiracy Theory but it was that President Trump was coordinated with the russians and that is something that the democrats never really got over and said the democrats always wa nted over and said the democrats always wanted to impeach this president. Got the divergent stories, from democrats, republicans, defending donald trump and an abuse of trust trying to deny the vote and remove the president from office. And that is the way it is been throughout this trial. It has been used just in the last few minutes, the democrats, there were three of them they
thought would fold with the republicans to acquit the president but they have all said that they will not. The majority, 53 of them, there 47 democrats 67 votes are needed for a conviction but the outcome is not in any doubt. The republican senator said that he will convict donald trump on the first article of impeachment. But you will be the only one on the republican side of the aisle. Looking less and less likely that any of the democrats, they can probably rule it out because we heard in the past hour that all of them are going to
vote to remove the president. So this is a bipartisan vote to convict, not a bipartisan vote to acquit. The former adviser to george w. Bush, let us be absolutely clear, and a few minutes time, the president is likely to be acquitted and he will still be president after this vote. So how much does the fact that thejunior senator this vote. So how much does the fact that the junior senator from utah this vote. So how much does the fact that thejunior senatorfrom utah is voting to convict him, the articles of impeachment, abuse of power, change the story at all . of impeachment, abuse of power, change the story at all . I think the way we should look at this is it is a political question or as a legal question . Legal in the constitution says that he needed two thirds majority or 67 votes to convict and remove a president from office. They are not going to have that threshold today. But from political standpoint, i think the president is
going to be wounded by this news going to be wounded by this news going to be wounded by this news going to look and say that he did not have unanimous republican support to acquit him, to keep him in office and the narrative moving forward will be, how will that impact the president as he moves forward to try to bring the country forward , forward to try to bring the country forward, can you do this with an asterisk with one of his ranking votes going against them. Scathing, and appalling abuse of public trust and appalling abuse of public trust and perhaps most abusive and destructive violations of 1s oath of office that i can imagine and there have been comments on social media that he is not the only republican senator who thinks that way. He will be the only one to vote to re m ove way. He will be the only one to vote to remove the president , but there are others, alexander, said that she thought the president had learned his lesson. There are other republican senators who feel this way. Good afternoon to you and is
one minister debate coaches lean twice, the statement that he issued sounded like he is coming from the heart of senator romney. The republicans may not agree with them, they may not share his perspective but from my viewpoint, my vantage point, this is the governor romney that ive known for many years now and he probably struggled a great deal and at great length to arrive at this conclusion. Something that would not make them popular back in utah, would not become popular back in washington with his republican collea g u es in washington with his republican colleagues in the president of the United States stop i will go back to the senate because the chiefjustice is speaking. He will be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery,. In his conduct in the office of president of the United States in violation of his constitutional oath
to execute the office of president in the United States into the best of his ability to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States in violation of his constitutional duties to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, Donald J Trump that the laws be faithfully executed, donald] trump as abuse the powers of the presidency and that using the powers of his office, President Trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, the ukraine and the 2020 election, soliciting the government of the ukraine to publicly announce investigation that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospects of a political opponent and influence the 2020 United States president ial election to his advantage. President trump also pressure the government of the ukraine to take the steps by conditioning official United States government acts of significant value to the ukraine and its public announcement of the investigations. President trump engaged in the scheme and course of conduct for corrupt purposes in pursuit of political benefit. In doing so, President Trump use the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromises the National Security of the United States and undermined the integrity of the democratic process. In the interest of the nation, President Trump engaged in the scheme and course of conduct to the following means. President trump acting both directly through his agents within and outside the United States government correctly solicited the government of the ukraine to publicly announce the investigations into a, a political opponent former Vice President joseph biden and b, a discredited theory promoted by rush alleging that the ukraine rather than russia interfered with the 2016 president ial election. Two for the same corrupt motives that President Trump acting both directly and through his agents within the outside of the United Statesgovernment conditioned to official acts on the public announcements that he had requested. The release of 291 million of United States taxpayer funds that congress had appropriated on a bipartisan basis on the basis of providing necessary military assistance to the ukraine to oppose russian aggression which donald trump ordered suspended and b,a donald trump ordered suspended and b, a head of state meeting at the white house which the president of ukraine sought to demonstrate continued United States support for the government of the ukraine in the face of russian aggression. Three, faced with the public original his actions, he released the military assistance to the government or the of the ukraine and solicited the ukraine to take investigations for his political benefit. These actions we re his political benefit. These actions were consistent with the President Trumps previous allegations of interference in the election. Throughout all of this, he abuse the
powers of the presidency by ignoring and injuring National Security and other Vital National interests to obtain an improper personal political benefit. He has also betrayed the nation by using his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting the democratic elections. Such conduct is demonstrated that he will remain a threat to National Security and the constitution if allowed to remain in office and has acted in a manner thatis office and has acted in a manner that is incompatible with Self Governance and the rule of law. President trump once impeachment trial, removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honour, trust or profit under the United States. Each senator when his or her name is called, will stand in his and her plates and vote guilty or not guilty as required by rule 23 of the senate rules of impeachment. Article one Section Three clause six of the constitution regarding the vote
required for conviction and impeachment provides that no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present. The question is in the first article of impeachment, senators how say you . Is the respondent donaldj senators how say you . Is the respondent Donald J Trump senators how say you . Is the respondent donaldj trump guilty or not guilty . A roll call is required. Mr alexander. Mr alexander, not guilty. Ms. Baldwin, guilty. Mr barrasso, not guilty. Mr bennett, guilty. Mrs blackburn, not guilty. Mr blumenthal, guilty. Mr blunt, not
guilty. Mr booker, guilty. Mr grossman, guilty. Mr braun, not guilty. Mr brown, guilty. Right now, the senators are voting in alphabetical orderfor the senators are voting in alphabetical order for the abuse of power article. Not guilty. Alphabetical order for the abuse of powerarticle. Not guilty. Mr cardin, guilty. Mr carper, guilty. Mr casey, guilty. Mr cassidy, not guilty. Ms. Collins, not guilty. Mr,
guilty. Ms. Collins, not guilty. Mr, guilty. Mr cornyn, not guilty. Mr cortez ms. Cortez, guilty. Mr cotton, not guilty. Mr kramer, not guilty. Mr crapo, not guilty. Mr cruz, not guilty. Mr daines, not guilty. Ms. Duckworth, guilty. Mr durbin, guilty. Mr enzi, not guilty. Mr ernst, ms. Ernst, guilty. Mrs
fisher, not guilty. Mr gardner, not guilty. Mrs gillibrand, guilty. Mr graham, not guilty. Mr grassley, not guilty. Ms. Harris, guilty. Mr holly, not guilty. Mr heinrich, guilty. Ms. Geraldo, guilty, mr hoven, not guilty. Mrs heitzman, not
guilty. Mr and i , not guilty. Mrjohnson, not guilty. Mrjones, guilty. Mr kane, guilty. Mrjones, guilty. Mr kane, guilty. Mrjones, guilty. Mr kane, guilty. Mr kennedy, not guilty. Mr king, guilty. Mr langford, not guilty. Mr lahey, guilty. Mr lee, not guilty. Mrs leffler, not guilty. Mr mansion, guilty. Mr markey, guilty. Mr mcconnell, not guilty. This week mr menendez, guilty. Mr markley, guilty. Mr moran, not guilty. Mr murkowski, miss murkowski, not guilty. Mr murphy, guilty. And with that, but the president has 3a senators floating him not guilty which means that he has been acquitted on the first article of impeachment on the charge of abuse
of power. As they cast his vote on this extraordinary historic occasion only the third time in American History that the senators voted on and impeachment trial the president. Mr reid, guilty. Mr roberts, not guilty. Mr romney, guilty. Ms. Rosen, guilty. Mr rounds, not guilty. Mr rubio, not guilty. Mr sanders, guilty. Mr z guilty. Mr rubio, not guilty. Mr sanders, guilty. Mrz has, not guilty. Mr shots, sanders, guilty. Mrz has, not guilty. Mrshots, guilty. Mr
schumer, guilty. Mr scott of florida, not guilty. Mr scott of south carolina, not guilty. Ms. Shaheen, guilty. Mr shelby, not guilty. Ms. Smith, guilty. Mr sullivan, not guilty. Mrtester, guilty. Not guilty. Mrtillis, not guilty. Not guilty. Mrtillis, not guilty. Mr toomey, not
guilty. Not guilty. Mrtillis, not guilty. Mrtoomey, not guilty. Mr van holland, guilty. Mrwarner, guilty. Ms. Warren, guilty. Mrwhite house, guilty. Mrwicker, not guilty. Mr whiting, house, guilty. Mrwicker, not guilty. Mrwhiting, guilty. Mr young, not guilty. So that is it. The first vote on the first article, the article of impeachment for abuse of power in the final vote was 52, and not guilty, when republican, mitt romney across the aisle, defied
the president and the white house andindeed the president and the white house and indeed his party to vote to convict. Though it is striking even though there was a foregone conclusion, how one man alone, when republican senator so dramatically changed the mood of the day and tone of the day and the character of that vote, he will be vilified for this. But were just commenting that although we knew what the outcome was, the fact that it has only happened three times before and the fa ct happened three times before and the fact that she was reading out the charge and there are so many guilty these, 48 guilty is in the senate, that really underlines just how serious this was. It was very sober moment, wasnt it . With the third time in American History that a president has faced trial in the senate and has been acquitted as with the previous presidency faced trial in the senate on impeachment charges, but as you say, the fact that we are going to have chief Justicejohn Roberts that we are going to have chief
justice john roberts here. Two thirds of the senators present not having pronounced in guilty, the senate ofjudges that say Donald John Trump, president of the United States is not guilty as charged in the first article of impeachment. The clerk when i read the second article of impeachment. Will read. Article two, obstruction of congress, the constitution and that the President Shall be removed of office on impeachment and Conviction Office on impeachment and conviction of treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors. In the office of the president of United States and in violation of his constitutional faithfully to execute the to the best of his ability to
protect and defend the constitution of the United States and in violation of his constitutional duties that the laws be faithful. Donald trump is directed the categorical and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the house of representatives pursuant. Were moving on to the second vote on abuse of power in this vote is on the second of the articles of impeachment and that is obstruction of congress. With us is the Democratic Congress woman as we watch these pictures that come from that may be reflect on the first vote for the president was acquitted of. I am disappointed, but not surprised. I was a member of this for the purpose of impeachment and i stand very solemnly behind the work that we did there in the president stands forever impeached by the article that he was just acquitted on, disappointed in the republican
senators who seem on, disappointed in the republican senators who seem to not completely taken there oath to impartial justice to heart and brought it to their professional obligations are today. Do you think theres anything retrospective that the democrats could have done differently to persuade more republicans to their case . I do not think so. I think the managers did a masterfuljob and considering what we had to do, we had to collect the evidence under a categorical obstruction of congress on the vote there just about to take by the sun administration, never before have we seen that. We have no witnesses, no documents, otherthan the heroic 17 witnesses who came forward , the heroic 17 witnesses who came forward, members of the administration after all, who came forward to tell the truth, we would not have had the very damning evidence that we have. We have for the evidence but the Republican Party has become cult like and supporting the indecency and corruption of a president. The minority leader said just the other
day that you cannot acquit if you do not have witnesses or documents. The judiciary commitment said today that he wants to hear from the former National Security adviser. Hows that going to work . Are you prepared to wait to subpoenas evidence . The stock but the paradox, you cannot convict if you do not have witnesses in those Mitch Mcconnell that plucked the witnesses and the evidence in the documents. So there is an absurdity to that. I typed in the back room after we had another talk, will become important before is an intel will take a look at what he knows in terms of first hand knowledge. Or the American People deserve to know, we heard from the president of the state of the Union Address, a litany of lives, we have
to continue our oversight into this president. Lies. To continue our oversight into this president. Lies. How has this impeachment trial affected your constituents . Because the National Approval ratings suggest that the president s Approval Ratings of ticked up in this trial. Are you worried about that . ticked up in this trial. Are you worried about that . I represent suburban philadelphia, over two nights ago, we had 160 people very concerned by what is going on here and very concerned about the path of this administration and they were firmly behind impeachment but they certainly want us doing the work of congress and i assured them that we passed 400 bills but sadly some sit dead over the senate, but pennsylvania is going to be the keystone state again and is absolutely right that will be pivotal in the selection but i see and feel on the ground is energised folks. People who have never been involved in campaigns before that say we cannot sit idly by and
nothing less than our precious constitution and republic is at sta ke. Constitution and republic is at stake. While our senate, today, the public will be heard. We are getting now to the vote on the second article of impeachment. Thank you for joining article of impeachment. Thank you forjoining us. Mr alexander, not guilty ms. Baldwin, guilty. Mr barrasso, not