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Acquitted: Senate ends Trump impeachment saga with votes rejecting abuse of power and obstruction of Congress


February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON—The historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump ended Wednesday with acquittal on charges that he abused his power and then engaged in a cover-up. The votes on the two articles of impeachment fell almost entirely along party lines, with one Republican defection, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, on the abuse of power charge, and the outcome did little to deescalate …

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