Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Pres. Trump's acquittal: 'Because of the Republican Senate’s betrayal of the Constitution, the President remains an ongoing threat to American democracy.'
The Constitution requires"[N]o Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two-thirds of the Members present."
In this image from video, Sen. Mitt Romney speaks on the Senate floor about the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 5, 2020. Romney announced he will vote to convict Trump of abuse of power.Earlier Wednesday, in a dramatic moment on the Senate floor, Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would vote to convict Trump, the first to break ranks with his party and the first senator ever to say he would find a president of his own party guilty.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivers a press conference after the Senate impeachment vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 5, 2020."So we have reached the conclusion. I think this was a thoroughly political exercise from the beginning to the end. And the final irony of it all is the speaker was right in the beginning. Because here we are today in a position to judge the political impact of this," McConnell said.
"As I depart the chamber, I do so with an invitation to visit the court. By long tradition and in memory of the 135 years we sat in this building, we keep the front row of the gallery in our courtroom open for members of Congress who might want to drop by to see an argument -- or to escape one. I also depart with sincere good wishes as we carry out our common commitment to the constitution through the distinct roles assigned to us by that charter.
Chief Justice John Roberts announces that the Senate has voted to acquit President Trump on the first article of impeachment -- abuse of power -- by a vote of 52-48. Mitch McConnell speaks on the Senate floor prior to an impeachment vote, Feb. 5, 2020, in Washington, DC. "I must vote yes on the articles of impeachment. I take no pleasure in these votes, and am saddened this is the legacy we leave our children and grandchildren," Manchin, from the red state of West Virginia, says in a statement just before the Senate votes."Today, I vote to approve both articles, as my highest duty, and my greatest love, is to our nation's Constitution, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, from the red state of Arizona, announces in a statement.
Schumer goes through a list of what he calls"Dershowitzian arguments" which Schumer says"are the excuses of a child caught in a lie. Each explanation more outlandish and desperate than the last. It would be laughable -- if not for the fact that the cumulative effect of these arguments would render not just this president but all presidents immune from impeachment and therefore above the law.
Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama announced he would vote to convict Trump on both articles of impeachment Wednesday morning. Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia was asked by reporters whether he would say more before the vote after proposing Monday that his fellow senators consider censuring Trump instead of convicting him, but his idea has gained little, if any, support in the GOP-controlled Senate.
“I agonized. It’s been very difficult for me. “I feel very strong about the decision I will make. It’s going to be a very, very personal decision. It’s very difficult.”Susan Collins speaks on the Senate floor, Feb. 4, 2020, in Washington, DC.
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