(AP)  The U.S. Senate has acquitted President Donald Trump of impeachment, ending only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country and tested civic norms. The proceedings also are feeding the tumultuous 2020 run for the White House. A majority of senators expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. But there was nowhere near the two-thirds vote necessary in the Republican-held Senate to remove the president from office. He was found not guilty of both articles of impeachment. Trump is eager to use the tally as vindication, a political anthem in his reelection bid.

The Final Tally, Article Two…Obstruction of Congress…Not Guilty 53, Gulity 47.

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(AP) President Donald Trump has been found not guilty of the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, by the Senate. The final vote was 52 Not gulity, 48 Guilty, The vote puts him on the verge of acquittal, bringing an end to only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history. Republicans from Trump’s party hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate — and a full two-thirds would be needed for conviction. Votes were breaking largely along party lines, reflective of the nation’s divisions over the Trump presidency. Trump is eager to use acquittal as vindication, a political anthem in his reelection bid.