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Trump Acquitted, leaving questions of justice unanswered

Though Democrats had a majority of the votes, they could not get the necessary votes for a conviction

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Conor J. Kelly
Feb 14, 2021
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The Senate acquitted former President Donald J. Trump Saturday after several days of arguments. Though largely falling along partisan lines, the vote was the most bi-partisan impeachment vote in American history, with 57 senators in favor of conviction and 43 against it. By contrast, the Clinton impeachment in 1999 was an even split of 50 in favor and 5…

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