Breaking: The Senate acquitted President Trump of abusing the power of his office. Republicans and Democrats had appeared to be marching toward an entirely party-line vote.
The Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Trump of abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress’ investigation into his conduct, ending theRepublicans and Democrats had appeared to be marching toward an entirely party-line vote. But Sen. Mitt Romney , the party’s presidential candidate eight years ago, became the only GOP lawmaker to join Democrats in voting to convict the president for what he called “an appalling abuse of public trust.
The Senate voted 48-52 on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, and 47-53 on the second article, obstruction of justice. Romney voted against the second article. Both articles required 67 votes for approval.in December for withholding nearly $400 million in U.S. aid to Ukraine while pressing the country’s leaders to announce investigations into his political rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden.
Rep. Adam B. Schiff , the lead House impeachment manager who presented the case to the Senate, said that Democrats will remain “vigilant” in their oversight of the president.“There is a risk that he becomes even more unbounded,” Schiff said of Trump in an interview with the Los Angeles Times before the vote. “We succeeded in exposing his misconduct and stopping the plot, but his plotting continues and we’re going to have to be vigilant.
“Does anyone seriously believe that I would consent to these consequences other than from an inescapable conviction that my oath before God demanded it of me?” he said. Later, he told Fox News it was the most difficult decision of his life and predicted he would pay a political price. “It’s going to get very lonely,” he added, referring to the political backlash.
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