Fog Blog U.S. Politics Log: Trump Acquitted in Impeachment Trial:
Trump acquitted of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress
He is now the third president in US history to survive impeachment
The Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, almost entirely along party lines.Senator Mitt Romney of Utah was the only Republican to cast a “guilty” vote, denying the president his talking point that Republicans were united behind him.Shortly after his acquittal, Trump tweeted a video that cast Romney as “slippery”. Trump’s son Donald Trump, Jr. called for the Utah senator and former Republican nominee for president to be “expelled” from the Republican party.All the Democrats cast “guilty” verdicts on both articles.
