With only one Republican vote for impeachment, the Senate has now voted to acquit Trump of the phony impeachment charges related to the abuse of power:
BREAKING: Trump is acquitted on Article I alleging abuse of power, 52 "not guilty" to 48 "guilty." Fell well short of the 67 "guilty" votes required for conviction and removal from office. #ImpeachmentVote #Ukraine #Russia @CNSmd
— James Robert Carroll (@JRCarrollNews) February 5, 2020
BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump found not guilty of first article of impeachment. Vote fell largely on party lines (@SenatorRomney was the only Republican to vote guilty) @boston25 pic.twitter.com/xsEfEcrWea
— Julianne Lima (@JulianneLimaTV) February 5, 2020
NEW: Senators vote to acquit Pres. Trump on abuse of power, the first of two impeachment charges; 52 senators, all Republicans, voted "not guilty," while 48 senators, all Democrats and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), voted "guilty" https://t.co/7Ts62XlicW pic.twitter.com/miKPwUDRa1
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 5, 2020
Trump was pronounced acquitted by Chief Justice John Roberts.
They are currently voting on the second article of impeachment, obstruction of Congress. All Republicans, including Romney, are expected to vote to acquit Trump. We’ll update when that happens.
UPDATE: The Senate has now voted to acquit Trump on obstruction of Congress:
President Trump Found NOT GUILTY of the second article of impeachment which was obstruction of congress. The latest starting at 5 PM on Channel 2 Action News with @JovitaMoore .@wsbtv pic.twitter.com/RJn6Pa77Cy
— Jorge Estevez (@jesteveztv) February 5, 2020
#Breaking Senate acquits President Trump on both counts of impeachment; abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Live Coverage: https://t.co/UTvgHA9PBP pic.twitter.com/mMCK6D2zRj
— FOX 46 Charlotte (@FOX46News) February 5, 2020
And finally…
ACQUITTED: Trump's historic impeachment trial has ended in acquittal on both charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress #ImpeachmentVote pic.twitter.com/rMlM1BjNb7
— QuickTake by Bloomberg (@QuickTake) February 5, 2020
Here's what Cocaine Mitch thinks of the Articles of Impeachment pic.twitter.com/WAgxwLKVjE
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) February 5, 2020
UPDATE: Trump responds with tweet!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2020
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UPDATE: Trump has just officially responded to impeachment, announcing he will officially respond tomorrow:
I will be making a public statement tomorrow at 12:00pm from the @WhiteHouse to discuss our Country’s VICTORY on the Impeachment Hoax!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2020