A different celebration awaits the Americans tomorrow, Monday, on the occasion of "President's Day," in which the federal government closes its doors to commemorate the birth of the first American president (George Washington), and in which all of its former presidents are remembered with appreciation and gratitude.

One day before the American people celebrated past presidents, former President Donald Trump was acquitted - in the Senate trial - of inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol building on January 6 to block the final approval of Congress on the results of the 2020 presidential election, which he won. Democrat Joe Biden.

This is not the first time that Trump has been subjected to a trial before the Senate, as a year ago the House acquitted him of the charge of collusion and the abuse of influence to achieve political gains in what has become known as the Ukraine issue.

On Saturday evening, the Republicans in the Senate thwarted the efforts of their Democratic opponents to convict Trump on charges of inciting his supporters to storm Congress, and 57 members of the House supported Trump's conviction in exchange for the rejection of 43 members, which means that the two-thirds majority required to convict the former president is not available.

Only 7 of the 50 Republican senators joined Democrats in the House to vote in favor of condemning Trump.

He refused without conviction

The Senate trial was par excellence political, with the 100 members playing the role of a jury, and the trial was not a criminal procedure, but rather a procedure to determine whether President Trump had committed to the presidential oath of upholding the Constitution or not.

All Republican members condemned the storming of the Capitol, but the majority saw the need to separate Trump's non-presidential behavior from a condemnation that would establish to facilitate the dismissal of any future elected president, and the Republicans considered that the Democrats were involved for a second time in the same mistake.

Republicans indicated that American history has witnessed, over the past 240 years, 5 cases of impeachment trial of a president, two of which were the share of Trump, which they considered a covert targeting of a political opponent who did not admit defeat and intends to return to the next elections.

While the Democrats considered that the Republicans view the trial from a criminal point of view, and are looking for clues that leave no room for doubt about what happened in terms of events and incitement, stressing that the trial is related to the protection of the state and the constitution.

The former chair of the Republican National Committee, Dana Brazil, denounced the outcome of the trial, and said in an appearance with Fox News that "we need to inform future generations that there are people who insisted on preparing for what happened on January 6." From breaking into the most important symbol of American democracy, this is a morally reprehensible act. "

Trump welcomes Biden and looks ahead

For his part, Trump welcomed the failure of the Democrats' efforts to condemn him on charges of rebellion and incitement to storm Congress, and declared in a statement that "our historical, national and beautiful movement to make the United States great again has just begun."

As for President Joe Biden, he issued a statement stating that “while the final vote did not lead to an indictment of Trump, the substance of the charge is not in dispute, and even those who oppose the conviction - such as Senate Minority Leader McConnell - believe that Donald Trump is guilty of disgraceful failure to perform Duty and responsible in practice and morally for provoking the violence unleashed on the Capitol building. "

Republican Civil War

In an interview with Al Jazeera Net, Professor Jeremy Meyer, a specialist in American politics at George Mason University, considered that "the outcome of the trial means that the Republicans have avoided conflict over Trump's legacy. Trump will anger the fiery speeches and statements made by Senator Mitch McConnell, Senator Bill Grassley and others who voted against his conviction," But they openly blamed Trump for inciting the revolt. "

Meyer stressed that "Trump will not be able to restrain himself, and he will inevitably criticize them," which may indicate differences between Republicans looming on the horizon.

In turn, Bruce Finn, the former assistant attorney general, said in an interview with Al Jazeera Net that the outcome of the trial would "provoke a fierce war that paralyzes the Republican Party indefinitely, until Trump leaves politics or dies."

For his part, Peter Hoff, a Republican commentator in Newsweek, said in an interview with Al Jazeera Net that Trump is still in control of the Republican Party.

A Morning Consult poll indicated that Trump continued to enjoy popularity among 81% of Republicans despite his supporters storming Congress.

Hove does not believe that Trump's influence will continue to rise among Republicans for some time, and said, "Once the election campaign begins in 2024, his importance will decrease."