The Senate on Saturday acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that exposed the fragility of America\u2019s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency.<\/p>\n
Barely a month since the deadly Jan. 6 riot that stunned the world, the Senate convened for a rare Saturday session to deliver its verdict, voting while armed National Guard troops continued to stand their posts outside the iconic building.<\/p>\n
The quick trial, the nation\u2019s first of a former president, showed how perilously close the invaders had come to destroying the nation\u2019s deep tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power after Trump had refused to concede the election. Rallying outside the White House, he unleashed a mob of supporters to \u201cfight like hell\u201d for him at the Capitol just as Congress was certify Democrat Joe Biden\u2019s victory. As hundreds stormed the building, some in tactical gear engaging in bloody combat with police, lawmakers fled for their lives. Five people died.<\/p>\n
The verdict, on a vote of 57-43, is all but certain to influence not only the former president\u2019s political future but that of the senators sworn to deliver impartial justice as jurors. Seven Republicans joined all Democrats to convict, but it was far from the two-third threshold required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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