The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump of an article of impeachment that charged he incited the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The 57-43 vote fell far short of the Constitution’s two-thirds requirement. Trump attorney Michael van der Veen maintained in closing arguments that Democrats were hypocritical for impeaching Trump over a heated pre-riot speech and said the proceeding was unconstitutional. “Throughout the summer Democrat leaders including the current president and vice president repeatedly made comments that provided moral comfort to mobs attacking police officers,” van der Veen said. Van der Veen said that that the Capitol break-in that…
Senate votes to acquit Donald Trump in impeachment trial
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