WATCH: Senate votes to acquit Trump of obstruction of Congress | Trump’s first impeachment trial
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Trump's first impeachment - 2020 The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 along party lines to acquit President Donald Trump of the second article of impeachment—obstruction of Congress. The Senate had voted earlier to acquit Trump on the first article of impeachment—abuse of power. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, was the only senator to cross party lines to vote in favor of convicting Trump on the first article of impeachment. He voted "not guilty" on the obstruction of Congress charge. After the Senate voted last week to bar new witness testimony and subpoenas for documents, Trump’s acquittal was all but assured. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December on two articles of impeachment--abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. For more on who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry, read: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whos-who-in-the-trump-impeachment-inquiry Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe
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