Senate acquits President Donald Trump

Senate acquits President Donald Trump

• U.S. President Donald Trump, impeached by the House of Representatives, was acquitted by the Senate bringing to a close a bitter process that lasted close to five months. 
• Senators voted 52 to 48 to acquit Mr. Trump of the abuse of office charge, with Republican Mitt Romney voting alongside all 47 Democrats.  They voted 53­47 as per party lines to acquit the President of the charge of obstruction of Congress.
• Mr. Trump was impeached by the House for conditioning $391 million in military assistance to Ukraine and a crucial White House meeting with its President Volodymyr Zelensky on the Ukrainians publicly announcing investigations into Mr. Trump’s rival and former Vice­President Joseph Biden and his son Hunter