Former President of the United States Donald Trump was absolved this Saturday. The US Senate ended the political trial for inciting insurrection in the case of the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
57 senators voted to condemn the former President of the United States. However, a two-thirds majority of senators was needed, that is 67 out of 100.
Seven Republicans voted for Trump to be found guilty, which represents the largest ever number of senators in a removed President’s party.
Donald Trump was acquitted about a month after the Capitol invasion, which caused five deaths.
You can run for the White House again in the next presidential election in 2024.
Trump: dismissal process was a phase of the “biggest witch hunt”
Trump has already responded in a statement to say that the movement he leads is just beginning.
The former President of the United States starts by thanking the team of lawyers for their tireless work and then thanks the senators who defended the Constitution.
He reiterates that the process of destitution – the second he has been subjected to – is yet another phase of the “biggest witch hunt” in the history of the United States.
The agreement that allowed the verdict not to be delayed
Democrats closed the case against Donald Trump by giving up on a last-minute plan for the testimony of witnesses, which could have prolonged the process and delayed a verdict.
Democrats and Republicans eventually reached an agreement to register a statement by a Republican lawmaker about a heated phone call on the day of the riot between Trump and minority leader in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, according to which Democrats established the Trump’s indifference to violence.
If Donald Trump were convicted, the Senate could move to a second vote to prevent him from running for public office again.
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