,t's going to be an overwhelming rejection of both articles and we are going to pick up the pieces and try to go forward, but i can say this out any hesitation. i worry about the future of the presidency after what has happened here. you will come to regret this whole process and to those i hope you understand history will judge. >> the final day of the trial of president trump senate majority leader mitch mcconnell open up and it was followed by the two articles of impeachment and to vote. the journal of proceedings are approved to date. the deputy sergeant at arms will make the proclamation.

>> all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment while the senate of the united states is sitting for the trial of the articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives against donald john tron president of the united states. as a reminder to everyone in the chamber as well as those in the galleries, demonstrations of approval or disapproval or prohibited. >> the majority leader is recognized. >> the senate is ready to vote on the articles of impeachment and after that we will adjourn the court of impeachment. >> the clerk will read the first article of impeachment. >> abuse of power, the constitution provides the house of representatives shall have the top .-full-stop her of impeachment and the president shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors and

conduct of the office of president of the united states in violation of the constitutional oath to execute the office of president of the united states and th to the besf his ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states in violation of the constitutional duties to take care donald trump has abused d the power of the presidency and that using the power of his office president trump solicited the interference of a foreign government of ukraine for the presidential election. he did so through a scheme of course of conduct that included soliciting the government to publicly announce investigations that would benefit the reelection, harm the prospect of the political opponent and implements the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage. president trump sought to pressure the government of ukraine to take the steps by

conditioning the official united states government acts of significant value to ukraine on its public announcement of the investigations. he engaged in the scheme are the corrupt purposes in pursuit of personal political benefit. in doing so, president trump used the cover of the presidency in a manner that compromised national security of the united states and the integrity of the democratic process he ignored and injured the interest of the nation. president trump engaged in the scheme or the course of conduct in the following means. one, president trump acting both directly and through his agents within and outside of the united states government solicited the government of ukraine publicly announcinge investigations inta political opponent of the former vice president joseph junior and the fury of a russia alleging that ukraine rather than russia interfered in the 2016 united states presidential election.

with the same motives president trump acting both directly and through his agent and the outside of the government t commissioned to official acts. the release of $391 million of the united states taxpayer funds congress has appropriated on a bipartisan basis for the purpose of providing vital military security assistance to ukraine to oppose russian aggression which president trump ordered suspended, and they, the head of state meeting at the white house which the president of ukraine sought to demonstrate continued to support for the government of ukraine in the face of russian aggression. three basic public resolutio res the security assistance to the government of ukraine and has persisted in openly and corruptly soliciting ukraine to wdertake investigations for his personal political benefit.

these actions were consistent with the previous invitations of the foreign interference in the united states elections. in all of this he had used the power of the presidency by ignoring and international security and other national interests to obtain an improper personal political benefit. he's also betrayed the nation his high office to enlist a foreign cover and corrupting democratic elections where for president trump has demonstrated he will remain a threat to national security and the constitution is allowed to remain in office had acted in a manner incompatible with self-governance and thselfgover. he does more removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or process under the united states. >> each senator when his or her name is called will stand in his or her place and vote guilty or not guilty as required by rule

23 of the senate rules on impeachment. article one section three regarding the vote required for conviction on the impeachment provides no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present. the question is on the first article of impeachment, senators is the respondent donald trump guilty or not guilty, a roll call vote is required into the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call]

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this article of impeachment 48 senators pronounced donald trump president of the united states code as charged. 52 senators have pronounced him not guilty as charged. two thirds of having pronounced him guilty of senate judges that responded donald trump president of the united states is not guilty as charged in the first article of impeachment. the clerk will read the second article of the judgment. article number to obstruction of congress the constitution provides the house of representatives shall have the power of impeachment and the president shall be removed from tuoffice on impeachment and conviction of treason and other high crimes and misdemeanors.

and the ability to protect and defend the constitution of the united states and violation of the constitutional duty to take care that the wall be faithfully executed donald trump has directed the unprecedented categorical indiscriminate defiance of subpoena issued by the house of representatives pursuant to the sole power of impeachment. president trump abused the power of the presidency in a manner offensive to and subversive of the constitution in that they've engaged in an inquiry focused on the corrupt solicitation of the governmentpe of ukraine to interfere in the 2020 united states presidential election as a part of the impeachment inquiry of the committee is undertaking the investigation

serves subpoenas seeking documents and testimony vital to the inquiry from various executive branch and in offices and current and former officials. in response without cause or abuse, president trump directed executive branch agencies, offices and officials not to comply. president trump interposed the power of the t presidency againt the subpoena of the house of representatives and assume to himself function and judgment necessary to the exercise of the sole power of impeachment vested by the constitution and the house of representatives. he abused the power of the office to the following means. one, directing the white house to fight a lawful subpoena by withholding the production of documents sought therein by the committees, number two, directing other executive branch agencies and offices to defy subpoenas and withholds the production of documents and

records fromwi the kennedy in response to which the department of state office of managementex and budget some of the department of energy and the department of defense refusedd o produce a single document or record. three directing officials must take a lo a lot of it in respono which the administration officials decide defied subpoenr testimony, namely mick mulvaney, john eisenberg, michael ellis, christian griffith, michael duffey, brian mccormick. these actions were consistent with the previous efforts to undermine the united states government investigation into foreign interference in the united states elections. through these actions president trump saw debate croissants are right to determine the propriety, scope and nature of the impeachment inquiry into his own conduct as well as the

unilateral prerogative to deny any and all information to the house of representatives in the exercise of the impeachment in the history of the republic no president has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry oror soughto obstruct so comprehensively the house of representatives to investigate high crimes and misdemeanors. this abuse of office served to cover up the president's own repeated misconduct and the control of the power of impeachment and thus to nullify a constitutional safeguard in the house of representatives. in all of this president trump acted in o a manner to the prejudice of thehe cause of the law and justice to the manifest injury of the people of the united states where for president trump by such conduct demonstrated he would remain a threat to the constitution if

allowed to remain in office andh if you did in a manner with self governance and the rule of law. thus warrants impeachment and trial from office under the united states. >> the question is on the second article of impeachment. senators, ista that responded, e clerk will call the roll. [roll call]

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impeachment 47 senators have pronounced the president guilty is chill charged 53 have not guilty the senate judges that respondent donald john trump president of the united states is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. the presiding officer directs judgment to be in accordance with the judgment in the senate as follows. said having tried donald john notrump, president of united states, two articles of impeachment exhibited against him and by the house of representatives, and two thirds of the senate present not having found him guilty of the charges contained therein , it is therefore ordered and adjudged that donald john trump be acquitted of the charges and set articles.

>> mr. chief justice. i saidd in order to the desk. >> that the secretary be directed to communicate to the secretary of state as provided by rule 23 of the rules of procedure and practice in the senate with sitting on the impeachment trial also to the house of representatives the judgment in the case of donald john trumpmp to have a certified copy of the judgment to each. >> without objection it will be entered. before this concludes i want to very quickly acknowledged a few of the people who were here for us to fulfill our duty. first and form a host thank

you to the chief justice roberts for presiding over the senate trial with a clear head, a steady hand and the forbearance on this rare occasion. [applause] we know full well that his presence as a presiding officer notof instead of came here across assist mom - - across the street thank you to the chief justice and the staff to fulfill this unique role. like chief justice rehnquist we will award him the gavel to commemorate his time presiding over this body. we typically award this to new senators after 100 hours in the chair but i think we can agree he has put in his due and then some.

>> thank you very much. >> i have more thorough thinks next week from the secretary of the senate office to the parliamentarian, sergeant of arms and beyond but first i would like to single out the two different classes of senate pages who participated in this trial and their footwork and cool under pressure let us keep running it with that impeachment trial in american history. and then to hand-deliver 108 question cards from the senators desk to the dais.

so thank you all very much for your good work. [applause]yo >> andco men and women of the capital police the safety of our democracy literally rests in their hands every single day. with the wet with the trial even more hours and more work and more diligence. thank you for your service to this body into the country. od[applause] >> i joined the republican leader to think the personnel who aided the senate over the past several weeksai. p-uppercase-letter police do an outstanding job today and in d - - day out to protect the members of the staff and

everyone who works in this capital. asked to work extra shifts and in greater numbers to provide additional security over the past three weeks. thank you to everyone of them. i would like to thank those wonderful pages i enjoyed you with your serious faces walking down to give the chief yostice our questions because the leader noted they started midway in the impeachment trial when you take a new job you are usually given a few days to get up to speed. this class was given no such leeway but they stepped right in, i didn't miss a beat delivering hundreds of questions from us senators on national television is not how most of us spend our first week at work but they did it. also to extend my personal thank you and then the

wonderful director of capital facilities. everyone work so hard to make sure we were ready for impeachment in the cabinet shop that built new cabinets to deprive us of the use of our electronics and phones during the trial. and doing a spectacular job to keep the capital clean and those that would remove the furniture and move it again and again and again. we appreciate all your hard wor work. please convey our sincerest thanks to your staff. thank you all for your diligent work and many long days and late nights during

this trying time our nation's history. >> the chair also wishes to make very brief statement. like to begin by thanking the majoritya leader in the democratic leader for their support as i attempted to carry out ill-defined responsibilities in an unfamiliar setting. they insured i had the wise counsel of the senate itself through the secretary in her legislative staff. especially grateful to the parliamentarian and her deputy for their unfailing patience and keen insight. i likewise grateful to the sergeant in arms and his staff for the assistance of many courtesies they extended during the period of required residency. thank you for making my presence here as comfortable as possible. as i departed the chamber i do so within invitation to visit the court by long tradition and in memory of the 135 years we sat in this building to keep the front row of the

gallery in the court room open for members of congress who might want to drop by to see an argument or escape one brick i also depart with sincere good wishes as we carry out our common commitment to the constitution through the distinct roles assigned to us by that charter. you have been generous host and i look forward to seeing you again under happier circumstances. >> i move the senate close the court of impeachment on the articles against donald john trump adjourned. >> that objection the motions agreed to the senate sitting as a court of impeachment issi adjourned.