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Second impeachment of Donald Trump
2021 United States presidential impeachment / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, was impeached for a second time by the United States House of Representatives on January 13, 2021.[1] This made Trump the only president to be impeached twice. After the impeachment, a trial happened in the United States Senate. It happened after his presidency ended.[2] The Senate voted that Trump was not guilty, with only 57 guilty votes. Over two thirds (67) votes were needed for Trump to be found guilty.[3]
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Second impeachment of Donald Trump | |
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![]() The House of Representatives votes to adopt the article of impeachment (H.Res. 24) | |
Accused | Donald Trump, President of the United States |
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Date | January 13, 2021 to February 13, 2021 |
Outcome | Impeached by the House of Representatives; found not guilty by the Senate |
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Congressional votes | |
Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives | |
Accusation | Incitement of insurrection |
Votes in favor | 232 |
Votes against | 197 |
Present | 0 |
Not voting | 4 |
Result | Approved |
Voting in the U.S. Senate | |
Accusation | Incitement of insurrection |
Votes in favor | 57 |
Votes against | 43 |
Result | Acquitted |
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