Impeachment

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Image copyrightGetty Images US President Donald Trump has taken a victory lap one day after his impeachment acquittal, in a White House tirade against his political enemies. "I've done things wrong in my life, I will admit... but this is what the end result…

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Welcome to a dark day in Americas modern experiment with democracy. Despite becoming the first president ever to receive votes from both parties to convict and remove him from office in an impeachment trial, President Donald Trump today woke up in the White H…

By Sam Haysom2020-02-06 12:10:13 UTC So the results are in, and — to absolutely no-one's surprise — the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump. Stephen Colbert wasn't surprised, either. But he did have some sharp words for the president post-impeachment trial, and for those in the Republican party suggesting he'd…

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The Senate has voted in favour of acquitting President Trump in the impeachment trial. All Democrats and one Republican - Mitt Romney - voted against the president on his charges of abuse of power but senators on both sides voted along party lines for his charge of obstruction of justice.…

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This week in politics, the Iowa caucuses went off without a hitch and President Trump boasted that the economy is the best it has ever been during last nights State of the Union address. In other news from the upside-down, this afternoon, Trumps Senate impe…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch live: US President Trump's impeachment trialUtah Senator Mitt Romney is set to become the sole Republican to seek President Donald Trump's removal from office. Mr Romney said the president was "guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust". Not voting to…