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Breaking: US Senate acquits Ex-President Donald Trump in 57-43 votes
Ex-President of the United States of America, Donald Trump was on Saturday acquitted by the US Senate in an impeachment trial that started on 9th February 2021 for the second time.
Trump of the Republican party was defeated in one of the most controversial American presidential election, but didn’t conceded defeat till he handed over to Joe Biden of the Democratic party.
He was alledged to have instigated his loyalists of attack on capitol hill on January 9, 2021 an allegation that left the Republican party divided.
The vote was 57-43, falling short of the two-thirds majority required for a conviction, with seven Republicans joining with Democrats and independents in finding Trump guilty on the single impeachment count.
It was the most Senate support to convict a president since Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial in 1868. Although the impeachment and the events that precipitated it may have soured some voters on Trump, the acquittal leaves the door open to Trump running for president again in 2024.
Trump believes, he will bounce back in 2024 US presidential elecrion.