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The Senate has acquitted former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection, bringing an end to the fourth impeachment trial in U.S. history and the second for Trump.
On Saturday’s vote, only seven Republicans voted to convict Trump for allegedly inciting the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. The final vote was 57 to 43, far short of the 67 votes needed to secure a conviction.
Republican Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of
Nebraska and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania all voted guilty.
The vote means the Senate cannot bar Trump from holding future federal offices.
