• Acquitted The Senate acquits Donald Trump in the impeachment for the assault on the Capitol

  • USA A Republican Party more divided than ever attends Trump's defense in the 'impeachment'

Former US President Donald Trump welcomed his acquittal in the impeachment trial against him in the Senate and warned that his move to "Make America Great Again" )

just "just started".

"Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to 'Make America Great Again' has only just begun. In the months to come,

I have so much to share with you

and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all. our people. There has never been anything like it! "he said in a statement.

Former United States President Donald Trump was acquitted this Saturday by the Senate, under Democratic control, of any fault in the

assault on the Capitol on January 6,

one of the most convulsive days in the history of the country and in which five people died .

The Republican votes of the Senate, constituted as a jury in this impeachment trial ("impeachment")

, saved Trump

and prevented the Democrats from gaining enough support to convict him.

Only seven Republicans voted to convict Trump for "inciting insurrection": Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse, Bill Cassidy, Pat Toomey and Richard Burr.

The final score was

57 in favor of the conviction and 43 against,

insufficient figures for Democrats who needed a majority of 67 votes to convict the former president, something that from the beginning seemed highly unlikely due to the influence that Trump still has. in your voter base.

In favor of acquitting the former president, the leader of the Republican minority in the Senate,

Mitch McConnell,

a very influential figure in the party and who at first had been open to a conviction,

voted

.

However, this morning, McConnell's team leaked to the press that it planned to acquit the former president, which certainly influenced the vote of some of his co-religionists.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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