President Donald Trump speaks during an event held in the East Room of the White House to commemorate a record number of judicial confirmations by the Republican-controlled Senate on Nov. 6, 2019. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Trump Avoids Conviction as Senate Acquits Him of Inciting Capitol Riot
The constitutional arguments made by Trump's defense counsel were largely panned, but most Senate Republicans still voted to acquit the former president.
February 13, 2021 at 03:52 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
The Senate voted Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, an expected conclusion to the second impeachment trial for the former president.
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