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Trump acquitted a second time

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By Mona Austin (The Slice): The 5-day trial for the second impeachment for fomer President Donald Trump has ended with another acquittal, ofcourse. The numeric dynamics in the ratio of Democrats to Republicans and political tone in the nation alsomost assured Trump would not be convicted despite the left's best efforts to reason that the ex-leader is a threat to the government and nation. Charged with inciting an insurreection at the U.S. Capitol, a total of 7 Republicans voted against Trump, but that was not enough. The final vote was 57-43. Less than a dozen more votes were needed for a conviction. Many people clung to the hope that this time could be different due to members of Congress being direct victims of or eye-witnesses to the Capitol attack in question, but the partisan gridlock in the Congress prevailed. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said there is nothing more insulting than this in his rebuttal afterwards, adding he beleives Trump will be convicted in th...

TRUMP ACQUITTED - IMPEACHMENT FINALLY OVER

By Mona Austin Pres. Donald Trump was acquitted of two articles of impeachment on Wednesday afternoon by the U.S. Senate, bring the historic trial to an end. The vote was divided along party lines with the exception of former presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. Romney became the first U.S. Senator to vote against a president from the same party.   In an emotional speech about his decision Romney revealed he acted on his religion conviction to keep his oath to God. " My faith is who I am," he said, making it clear that he wanted Trump to be  removed from office.  However, Romney only voted on Article I, Abuse of Power.  On Article II  he said he did not believe the evidence was sufficient to show Trump obstructed Congress. Romney said he knew he would be the target of attacks from the Right and possibly ostracized completely.  Pres. Trump was among those who lashed out against him on Twitter, calling for theUtah politician to be ousted from the...