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The impeachment trial of President Donald John Trump officially came to a close today as he was acquitted of both charges levelled against him by the Impeachment Managers of the House of Representatives, following a five-month impeachment inquiry.
The Senate voted to acquit the 45th President, Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment.
The first article of impeachment – abuse of power, was voted 52-48 in favour of the Republican President with Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican Senator representing Utah siding with the Democrats in voting against the President.
The second article of impeachment – obstruction of justice was voted 53-47, with no dissenting vote.
The impeachment trial of President Trump has officially been adjourned after senators acquitted Trump on both articles of impeachment and the senators are now on recess until next week.
The Implication of the Acquittal Votes
It is important to note that regardless of today’s GOP engineered acquittal vote, the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald John Trump remained impeached forever.
The political history of the United States will always record President Trump as impeached. Today’s vote follows the outcome of President Bill Clinton who was impeached by the House of Representatives but acquitted in the Senate trial.
President Trump now joins the exclusive list of only three presidents in the history of the United States of America to have been impeached, namely President Andrew Jackson, President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump.
Need Not Rest on His Oars
President Trump and the Republican parties should not mistake this acquittal for an absolute end to the president’s entire political problem as there may be more future investigations against the conduct of the President.
The Democrats have vowed to continue to investigate President Trump and his administration, and that includes some unanswered questions that came up during this impeachment investigation.
It will become clearer in the coming weeks whether the House of Representatives will subpoena John Bolton, the former national security adviser.
John Bolton did not testify during the House inquiry but expressed his willingness to testify in the Senate trial if subpoenaed. The Senate voted against seeking witness testimony, but the House of Representatives has vowed to continue its investigations and keep the door open to calling Bolton to testify.
President Trump’s Reaction
In response to the development, President Trump planned to make a statement on the acquittal today by Noon Eastern Time.
The President have been busy on Twitter when he responded to his acquittal on the two impeachment charges with a tweet that affirms the enduring legacy of emerging Trumpism.
The Stance of Nancy Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the decision to acquit President Trump on the two articles of impeachment an act of “lawlessness” orchestrated by Sen. Mitch McConnell, a “rogue leader in the Senate who would cowardly abandon his duty to uphold the Constitution.”
In a statement released following the acquittal of President Donald Trump on both impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, Nancy Pelosi said:
“President Trump was impeached with the support of a majority of the American people – a first in our nation’s history. And now he is the first President in history to face a bipartisan vote to convict him in the Senate. A full 75% of Americans and many members of the GOP Senate believe the President’s behaviour is wrong. But the Senate chose instead to ignore the facts, the will of the American people and their duty to the Constitution.”
The Speaker of the House of Representatives further added that “the President will boast that he has been acquitted. There can be no acquittal without a trial, and there is no trial without witnesses, documents and evidence. By suppressing the evidence and rejecting the most basic elements of a fair judicial process, the Republican Senate made themselves willing accomplices to the President’s cover-up.”
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History- The Fated Umpire of Mitch McConnell
The action and inaction of Mitch McConnell, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate during the impeachment trials of President Donald J. Trump, will be judged by history and posterity.
The Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell refused to say whether the conduct of President Trump was inappropriate when pressed multiple times by reporters at a news conference this afternoon after the Senate acquitted the President of both charges.
Senator McConnell spoke about the political impact of impeachment saying it has been helpful for his members in difficult races. McConnell also said he was “surprised and disappointed” with GOP Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote to convict Trump on the first article of impeachment.
“I can tell you this, right now, this is a political loser for them,” McConnell said, referring to Democrats. “They initiated it, they thought this was a great idea and at least for the short term, it has been a colossal political mistake.” He further said that “Listen, we voted,” McConnell said. “It’s time to move on … as far as I’m concerned it’s in the rear-view mirror.”
Asked if he’s willing to concede if Trump did anything wrong, the Kentucky Republican dodged the question and said he wanted to talk about today and the “political impact of this.” Some of McConnell’s GOP colleagues have said that it is inappropriate for the President to investigate a foreign rival.
