Trump acquitted on both impeachment charges; Jones votes to remove, Shelby acquits

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February 5, 2020

President Donald J. Trump was acquitted by the U.S. Senate of both impeachment articles against him on Wednesday afternoon.

As he previewed earlier in the day, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) voted to convict and remove the president on both charges: Abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) voted to acquit Trump on both articles.

On abuse of power, 52 senators voted to acquit, while 48 voted to convict.

On obstruction of Congress, 53 senators voted to acquit, while 47 voted to convict.

To remove the president, 67 senators would have had to vote to convict on at least one of the articles.

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) was the only senator to break with his or her party; he voted to convict on abuse of power but acquitted on obstruction of Congress.

Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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