Donald Trump, former President of United States has beenacquitted in the second impeachment trial by the US Senate in a case related toinciting US Capitol insurrection on Saturday.
Trump has been acquitted after the majority ofRepublicans refused to impeach him. It is extremely difficult to remove thePresident from the office, in the past two US Presidents were impeached butthey were later acquitted While Richard Nixon had resigned after WatergateScandal in 1974. So, till now only three presidents are impeached while noneconvicted.
To remove a president, the two third majority of 67 senatorsis required. In a five day trial, the House Democrats tried to convince theirRepublican counterparts, armed with a video that showcased US Capitol unrest ofJanuary 6.
The 74 year old former President Trump couldn't beimpeached because Republicans refused to do so. Reportedly, it was the mostbipartisan impeachment trial in the history because seven Republicans hadjoined Democrats for the conviction.
Trump had denounced the impeachment trial and called it a"witch-hunt." While hinting at his political career after the trial,he said, "our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make AmericaGreat Again has only just begun."
Trump also said, "We have so much work ahead of us,and soon we will emerge with a vision for a bright, radiant, and limitlessAmerican future." Meanwhile he became the first President to be impeachedtwice as the House of Representatives impeached in on January 13 but he couldn'tbe convicted in the Senate.