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A criminal one by the manhattan district attorney, civil by the state attorney general. georgia opened their own investigation into the phone call he had where he directed the secretary of state to find enough votes to overturn the election votes. the attorney general in d.c. is not closing the door on filing charges about the insurrection. >> it will be another legal question as to whether the president can be prosecuted after his term of office. i think the better weight of authority on answering that question is affirmatively. i'm not targeting the president or anyone else. i'm saying the d...

We successfully prosecuted him and convicted him in the court of public opinion and in the court of history. we could have had a thousand witnesses, but that could not have overcome the kinds of silly arguments that people like mcconnell and capita were hanging their hats on. >> we didn't need more witnesses. we needed more senators with spines. >> we need to work with president trump. we can't do it without him. and to you, president trump, you need to build the republican party stronger. >> i think the final chapter of donald trump and where the republican party goes hasn't been written yet....

We successfully prosecuted him and convicted him in the court of public opinion and in the court of history. we could have had a thousand witnesses, but that could not have overcome the kinds of silly arguments that people like mcconnell and capita were hanging their hats on. >> we didn't need more witnesses. we needed more senators with spines. >> we need to work with president trump. we can't do it without him. and to you, president trump, you need to build the republican party stronger. >> i think the final chapter of donald trump and where the republican party goes hasn't been written yet....

Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air, former president trump acquitted in his historic second impeachment trial. seven republicans joining democrats to vote guilty on the charge of incitement of insurrection, but falling short of the two-thirds needed to convict. he is hereby acquitted of the charge. >> the decision coming hours after a dramatic debate over witnesses. following the vote, strong words from senator mitch mcconnell, despite voting to acquit, saying trump is, quote, practically and morally responsible for the events on january 6th. and tonight, former president trump react...

>> he is hereby acquitted of the charge in said article. >> reporter: before the vote, some last-minute drama in the chamber. lead house impeachment manager jamie raskin saying republican congresswoman jamie herrera beutler must be subpoenaed to testify. >> needless to say, this is an additional critical piece of corroborating evidence. >> reporter: it came after news reports overnight about that heated phone call between republican leader kevin mccarthy and former president donald trump in the middle of the riot. herrera beutler saying mccarthy told her it was a shouting match. mccarthy plead...