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Donald Trump spoke in the White House to supporters and Republicans in what he called ‘a celebration’ on Thursday, after being acquitted of impeachment in the Senate. The senators found Trump not guilty of the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, by a 52-48 tally, and not guilty of the second article of impeachment, […] More
The president’s impeachment acquittal was never in doubt, because that’s how the US constitution was meant to work Donald Trump has not, as he claimed this week, been “fully vindicated and exonerated” of impeachment by the US Senate. Vindicated instead are the 63 million voters who backed him in 2016 and who have, in effect, […] More
Newspapers say the Senate impeachment trial has seriously damaged democracy Trump acquittal – live updates The international media were scathing in their verdict on Donald Trump’s acquittal in his Senate trial, portraying it as a bitter charade that would allow the president to continue his onslaught on American democracy – with potential global consequences. Germany’s […] More
It was the third time in US history that a president has been put on a trial in such a way – and Republicans and Democrats were consistent in their votes One by one they rose in the hushed Senate chamber and pronounced the words heard for centuries in courtrooms all over the world: guilty, […] More
How did Trump and his team pull off his successful defense? Here’s a look at key factors Will historians find Donald Trump’s impeachment remarkable because Republican politicians turned a blind eye to such egregious wrongdoing and acquitted him? Or will they find it remarkable because it was the last time a cadre of Republican officials […] More
President’s son made remark after Romney said he would vote to convict Donald Trump on first article of impeachment Donald Trump Jr has called for Mitt Romney to be expelled from the Republican party after the senator announced he would vote to convict the president on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power. In […] More
President becomes third in US history to be impeached by the House and acquitted in Senate trial Donald Trump has been acquitted in his Senate trial on both of the articles of impeachment he faced, ending the threat that he would be removed from office and concluding the impeachment process. Voting largely along party lines, […] More
Voters in Iowa kick off the process of choosing a candidate to take on Donald Trump in November’s election Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 2.48pm GMT Lyz Lenz, a columnist for Iowa’s the Gazette, wrote about the challenges facing mothers who want to caucus in Iowa, which takes […] More
