is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty of rollcall vote is required. the clerk will call the roll. [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] >> this article of impeachment, 48 senators pronounced donald john trump, president of the united states, guilty as charged. 52 senators have pronounced him guilty as charged, two thirds not having pronounced him guilty the senate judges the respondent, donald john 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 impeachment. >> article 2, obstruction of congress. the constitution provides the house of representatives shall have

senators, house a few, is the respondent donald john trump guilty or not guilty? the clerk will call the role. >> mister alexander, not guilty. miss bowman. guilty. mister barrasso. not guilty. mister bennett. guilty. mrs. blackburn. not guilty. mister blumenthal. guilty. mister blunt. not guilty. mister booker. guilty. mister boozman. not guilty. mister braun. not guilty. mister brown. guilty. mister burr. not guilty. miss cantwell. guilty. mister capito. not guilty. mister cardin. guilty. mistercarver . guilty. mister casey. guilty. mister cassidy. not guilty. miss collins. not guilty. mister coons. guilty. mister cornyn. not guilty. miss cortez masto. guilty. mister cotton not guilty. mister cramer. not guilty. mister crapo, not guilty. mister cruz. not guilty. mister daines. not guilty. missduckworth . guilty. mister durbin. guilty. mister enzi, not guilty. miss ernst. not guilty. mrs.feinstein . guilty. mrs. fischer. not guilty. mister gardner. not guilty. mrs. gillibrand. guilty. mister graham. not guilty. mistergrassley . not guilty. miss harris. guilty. mi

senators, is the respondent donald john trump guilty or not guilty. the role call vote is required. the kirk entry clerk will call the roll. [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] vote]call [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll calllt vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [silence] [silence] [silence] >> article of impeachment 48 senators have pronounced donald j trump president of the united states guilty as charged, 52 senators have not guilty as charged. two thirds of the senatorssd president not have pronounced guilty, the senate of judges at the respondent donald john trump president of the united states is not guiltyy as charged in the first article of impeachment. the clerk will read the second article of impeachment. >> article two obstruction of congress hurried the constitu

leader. >> i move that the senate sitting as a court of impeachment on the articles against donald john trump adjourned, sine die. >> the senate sitting as a court of impeachment stands adjournedsine die . >> 52 to 48 to a quick president's trump of article one abuse of power. the senate then voted 5347 to acquit of article two of obstruction of congress. mitt romney broke ranks with his party to vote on the abuse of power charge. following the vote the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell held a briefing to talk about the end of the impeachment trial. his remarks were followed by

the senate having tried donald john trump president of the united states on mr. merkley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: as united states senators, our decisions build the foundation for future generations. i want those generations to know that i stood here on the floor of this chamber fighting for equal justice under law. i stood here to defend our senate's responsibility to provide a fair trial with witnesses and documents. i stood here to say that when our president invites and pressures a foreign government to smear a political opponent an

circumstances. >> i move that the senate sitting at the court of impeachment on the articles against donald john trump, adjourn. >> without objection, the senate sitting at the court of impeachment, stands unturned. and adjourned. [inaudible]. >> and president trump becomes the third president in u.s. history to have been impeached by the u.s. house, then tried and acquitted by the u.s. senate and impeachment trial printed into separate votes today article one abuse of power, article two obstruction of calm congress, and both of those those the president acquitted in the first though, the abuse of power votes, and mitt romney, the only republican melting guilty with all democrats in the to independence. about 20 more minutes left here, if only continue showing you some more of today's events. we would love to hear from you. in your reaction now that the senate trial is over.

is the respondent donald john trump guilty or not guilty. a roll call vote is required. the clerk will call the roll. >> mr. alexander? >> not guilty. >> mr. alexander, not guilty. ms. baldwin. >> guilty. >a miss baldwin guilty. mr. barrasso, not guilty. mr. bennett? mr. bennett guilty. mrs. blackburn? mrs. blackburn not guilty. mr. blumenthal. mr. blumenthal guilty. mr. blunt? mr. blunt not guilty. mr. booker? >> mr. booker guilty. mr. baozun. -- mr. bozeman? mr. bozeman not guilty. mr. braun? not guilty. mr. brown? guilty. mr. burke? mr. byrne not guilty. ms. cantwell? mrs. o? not guilty. mr. cardin? guilty. mr. carper, guilty. mr. casey? mr. casey, guilty. mr. cassidy? mr. cassidy, not guilty. mr. collins? ms. collins, not guilty. mr. mr. mark mr. guilty. mr. cornyn? >> mr. cornyn, not guilty. mr. cotton? mr. cotton not guilty. mr. kramer? mr. kramer not guilty. mr.? mr. not guilty. mr. cruz? mr. cruz did not guilty mr. daines? mr. daines not guilty. miss duckworth? miss duckworth guilty. mr. durbin? mr. durbin guilty. mr. enzi? mr. enzi not guilty. mr. ernst? mr. ern

leader. >> i move that the senate sitting as the court of impeachment on the articles against donald john trump adjourn, s circumstances -- s n sinedie. >> and there it is. they vote to the majorities who vote to acquit president trump in both articles of impeachment. this is historical moment, and only happened three other times. once in 1868 and 1998 and today. >> mitt romney is the only republican who voted in favor of the abuse of power, but he voted against the obstruction of the congress and the final vote was 53-47. >> it has been a long process. it has been a difficult and partisan and let's talk with our experts here about what we witnessed, and jeffrey toobin, let me start with you. i suppose that we always knew there would never be 67 votes to remove the president from office, but it is a historical moment. >> and what is unusual about this impeachment in particular is that the underlying facts are still in dispute. that wasn't in dispute with the bill clinton's impeachment, and the whole monica lewinsky matter, and here because there were no witnesses -- >> no new witnesses. >> and

the senate having tried donald john trump president of the united states upon 2 articles of impeachment exhibited against him by the house of representatives and 2 thirds of the senators present not having found him guilty of the charges contained therein it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said donald john trump be and he is here by acquitted of the charges in said articles as chief justice the majority leader is recognized son in order to the desk clerk will report ordered that the secretary be directed to communicate to the secretary of state as provided by rule $23.00 of the rules of procedure and practice in senate when sitting on impeachment trials and also to the house of representatives the judgment of the senate in the case of donald john trump and transmit a certified copy of the judgment to each without objection the order will be entered as chief justice the majority leader is wrecked before this process fully concludes i want to very quickly acknowledge a few of the people who helped the senate fulfill our duty these past weeks 1st and foremost and all my colleagu

on the "newshour" tonight -- >> it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said donald john trump de is hereby, acquitted of the charges in said articl. judy: not guilty. the impeachment trial to an end. senators vote to clear president trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. -hen >> three years ago, we launched the great american comeback. tonight, i stand before you to share the incredible results. judy: the state of the union is divided. we break down a contentious night on capitol hill. plus, australia burning. after historic wildfires scar the continent, questions arise over how to manage the land.

> do you solemnly swear that in all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trumppresident of do united states, you will impartial justice according to the constitution and laws, so help you god? senate will convene as a court of impeachment. >> what we have seen over the last couple days is a descent into constitutional madness. >> this is irregular to say the least. >> donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in u.s. history, a president has been impeached and acquitted. from the house hearings to the senate trial, c-span has provided live, comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of president trump. you can find all of our video and related resources at c-span.org/impeachment. c-span, your place for unfiltered coverage of congress. host: we are back and we are going to open the phone lines to talk to you about what you think about campaign 2020 and the new hampshire primary. we are opening our regular phone lines for this conversation here that means republicans, your

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

. >> i rise to address the trial of donald john trump. the founders gave this body the sole power to try all impeachments. that power is a weighty responsibility. this is only the third time in history of our country that t e senate convened to handle a presidential impeachment. only the second and in the past 150 years. it was part of a small group, to secure a fair and honest and transparent structure, and how it handled the trial of president clinton some 20 years ago. we have 16 hours of questions from members, with a full house record admitted as evidence. it should have been enough to answer the questions, should there be additional process. the structure we built should have been sufficient but the foundation upon it rested was rotted. the house rushed through what should have been the most serious and consequential undertakings to meet an artificial, self-imposed deadline. prior presidential impeachment rearrested from years of them -- subpoenas were issued and were litigated. there were massive amounts and documents that were pro

the senate having tried donald john trump president of the united states on mr. merkley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: as united states senators, our decisions build the foundation for future generations. i want those generations to know that i stood here on the floor of this chamber fighting for equal justice under law. i stood here to defend our senate's responsibility to provide a fair trial with witnesses and documents. i stood here to say that when our president invites and pressures a foreign government to smear a political opponent and corrupt the integrity of our 2020 presidential election, he must be removed from office. as a number of my republican colleagues have confessed, the house managers have proven their case. president trump did sanction a corrupt conspiracy to smear a political opponent, former vice president joe biden. president trump assigned rudy giuliani, his personal lawyer, to accomplish that goal by arranging sham investigations by the government of ukraine. president trump advanced this co

doug jones in alabama carried trump by 30 points. john tester from montana, he carried montana by 20 points. ev even in arizona. there's four democratic united states senators who stood strong against incredible political pressure because of the popularity of donald trump irtheir states. and they need credit here too. they all four have done a brave and curages thing. and there was a tremendous amount of pressure for them to break with the democrats and acquit the president and all of them stood on principal and i'm very proud of all four of them. >> it's not just about how good it makes them look, it's about how it makes lisa murkowski and republicans had the inverse and they couldn't stair at the same facts mitt romney stared at. >> you have to wonder what must be going on inside susan collins' head right now, especially after mitt romney took the step he took. no, you can be a republican and acknowledge the truth of what happened and acknowledge the president's culpability, his guilt. it was very striking during the roll call to hear s

is the respondent donald john trump guilty or not guilty? jon: t procet started last november came to an oday. >> mr. alexander, not guilty. ms. baldwin. ms. baldwin, guilty. jon: and then the verdict. chief justice roberts: it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said it donald john trump is hereby acquitted of the charges in tic said as. jon: for the wall of repubbrcan unity waen by mitt romney, the former presidential candidate with a bombshell speech said he would vote to convict theab president oe of office. sen. romney: the great question the constitution tasks senators to answer is whether the president committed so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. yes, he did. jon: with the impeachment process now behind him, donald trump is seeingl his appro ratings inching up. the republican party is standing right behind him, and the democrats have had a shocking few days after the shambles of the iowa caucus. it is all turning out to be a very good week for donald trump. and last night and he

moved that the senate sitting in a cour the court of impeachment on the articles against donald john trump adjourned. >> without objection, the motion is agreed to and the senate stands adjourned. >> 52 to 48 to a quick president's trump of article one abuse of power. the senate then voted 5347 to acquit of article two of obstruction of congress. mitt romney broke ranks with his party to vote on the abuse of power charge. following the vote the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell held a briefing to talk about the end of the impeachment trial. his remarks were followed by chuck schumer and the president's attorney, jay sekulow. >> good afternoon, everyone. some of you are probably wondering what is left to be saider

jerry nadler and the whole unhinged lot of them for guaranteeing the reelection of president donald john trump in 2020. their nonstop hate, hypocrisy and hysteria has so exhausted us that we honestly can't wait to the re-elect him again. their political stunts have been

on the "newshour" tonight -- >> it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said donald john trumpe, ande is hereby, acquitted of the charges in said articl. judy: not guilty. the impeachment trial to an end. senators vote to clear president trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. -hen >> three years ago, we launched the great american comeback. tonight, i stand before you to share the incredible results. judy: the state of the union is divided. we break down a contentious night on capitol hill. plus, australia burning. after historic wildfires scar the continent, questions arise over how to manage the land. >> i said, "no, something doesn't feel right." and i think it was only like an hour later that this all came through, and we are tunate that we weren't here, because you would not survive. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour."

is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty? reporter: the senate acquitted president trump first on the charge of abuse of power. >> not guilty. >> reporter: then on the charge of obstructing congress. >> donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged. >> reporter: utah republican mitt romney was the only senator to break with his party. >> the president asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival. >> reporter: he explained his guilty vote this way: >> corrupting an election to keep one's self in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that i can imagine. were i to ignore the evidence that has been presented and disregard what i believe my oath and the constitution demands of me for the sake of a partisan end, it would, i fear, expose my character to history's rebuke. >> reporter: instead he settled for his party's rebuke. e.nald trump, jr. called for romney to be expelled from the g.o.p. as other republicans defended the president. >> e

not guilty guilty not guilty the senate a judges that the respondent donald john trump president of the united states is not guilty as charged in the 1st article of impeachment donald john trump president of the united states is not guilty as charged in the 2nd article of impeachment it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said donald john trump be and he is here by acquitted of the charges in said articles. and there you have it not guilty on both charges the verdict of saving the presidency of donald trump came as expected almost all republicans voted to acquit democrats voted to convict the verdict of history and that's yet to be delivered tonight beyond impeachment and beyond the democratic front runner in the race to challenge donald trump in november the man with global name recognition joe biden he's no longer in front the relatively unknown newcomer with the nickname mayor pete pete he's now leading the pack i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. of the start of the democratic process yesterday in iowa 24 hours later we're still trying to figure out what. some reason and

is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty? that started last september came to an end today with senators voting one by one on the two articles of impeachment. mr alexander, not guilty. miss baldwin? guilty. miss baldwin, guilty. and then the verdict. it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said donald john trump be and he is hereby acquitted of the charges in said articles. but the wall of republican unity was broken by mitt romney. the former presidential candidate with a bombshell speech, said he would vote to convict the president of abuse of office. the grave question the constitution tasked senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanour. yes, he did. with the impeachment process now behind him, donald trump is seeing his approval ratings inching up. the republican party is standing right behind him and the democrats have had a shocking few days, after the shambles of the iowa caucus. it's all turning out to be a very

is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty?hat started last september came to an end today with senators voting one by one on the two articles of impeachment. mr alexander, not guilty. miss baldwin? guilty. miss baldwin, guilty. and then the verdict. it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said donald john trump be and he is hereby acquitted of the charges in said articles. but the wall of republican unity was broken by mitt romney. the former presidential candidate, with a bombshell speech, said he would vote to convict the president of abuse of office. the grave question the constitution tasked senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanour. yes, he did. with the impeachment process now behind him, donald trump is seeing his approval ratings inching up. the republican party is standing right behind him and the democrats have had a shocking few days, after the shambles of the iowa caucus. it's all turning out to be a very g

we're now at the end of the impeachment trial of donald john trump. it is not the trial that many of us had hoped for. we had hoped for a fair trial. the american people deserve a fair trial. a fair trial has witnesses. a fair trial has evidence. i don't believe that history will be kind to those who have and continue to prevent the truth from coming to light during this trial. the american people deserve to know the truth. as does this jury, the members of the united states senate. president lincoln once said and i quote him, i am a firm believer in the people. if given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. thomas jefferson said something similar to that. if people know the truth, it they won't make a mistake. the same is true of the united states senate. if given the truth, we too can be depended upon to meet this crisis and do the right thing. i believe the truth will not only set us free but keep us free. we now have an obligation to consider the evidence presented by house managers and the president's defense team rela

> we think the basis upon which this is moving forward is irregular to say the least. >> donald john trumpident of the united states is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in u.s. history a president has been impeached and acquitted from the house hearings to the senate trial, c-span has provided long coverage of the impeachment of president trump, you can find all of our video and related resources at

. >> donald john trump, president of the united states is not guilty as charged. >> the senate voting to acquit donald trump after democrats failed to secure the required 2 thirds vote needed to convict. the party line vote ending weeks of debate over whether the president should be removed from office over allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. >> if you think you have done the country a good service by legitimizing this impeachment process, what you have done is unleash the partisan forces. >> in a news conference at of the vote democrats defend their case calling the trial in chamblee >> donald trump correctly abused his power by soliciting foreign interference in american election. >> in an emotional speech on the senate floor republican senator mitt romney agreeing with democrats becoming the only republican to vote to convict on the first article of impeachment. >> were i to ignore the evidence that is presented and disregard what i believe my oath and the constitution demands of me for the sake of a partisan end it would, i fear, expos my character to histor

this is certainly the process and that already threatening to subpoena trump's former national city. as a john wilson who's- on. to reveal his book were blocked by the white house who come into this impeachment trial so we'll let the word from washington this is we go us into here so that. let's go to our core that chemical just on the who is awaiting us i kept on getting to you- run through what we're expecting to. well as there is not much suspense as to where the out. of this vote on the two counts as you said the- of power in the obstruction of. public image. will come. will it be acquitted we know though is that there will be at least one republican senator who voted against ecuador senator. many of you talk he had a just a couple of hours ago eighty a very powerful and emotional speech on the floor and to explain why it would be a voting with the democrats for the room. of president breaking his party said that. any sleep last night thinking alright he said he knew that that there would be backlash from at the party itself as well as from at the present. but that could not. eight is. hop

. >> the senate having tried donald john trump, two third of the senators present not having found himlty of the charges contained therein, it is therefore ordered and judge that said donald john trump be and he is herb -- hereby acquitted of the charges. maria: mitt romney voted in favor of abuse of power charge, he defended on fox news. >> the president is guilty of appalling abuse of public trust. what he did was not perfect and in some corridors i will be vehemently denounced. i'm sure to hear abuse from the president and his supporters. maria: the president responded in this, had failed presidential mitt romney devoted anger to defeating a faltering barack obama he could have won the election, read the transcripts, writes the president, the president is expected to speak today at noon to address all of this, joining the conversation this morning is campusreform.org phillips is here, james freeman is here, great to see everybody. all over the covers, here is the wall street journal, trump acquitted, trump's return to rip after nancy pelosi ripping that historical document, the pres

president's desire to cover up. >> do you solemnly swear to the trial of impeachment of donald john trump. >> there was a desire to see him removed. victory is not waiting for our party but victory - - victory is winning for our country. [applause] president trump as the state of the union address from the house chamber live tuesday 8:00 o'clock p.m. eastern father by the democratic response with michigan - - michigan governor and representative escobar. live coverage on c-span and on demand on c-span.org or listen on the radio app for the third time in us history at present is on trial in the u.s. senate. now we will show friday's entire proceeding starting with debate from house managers on whether or not additional witnesses should testify we begin with the opening prayer and pledge following remarks from adam schiff. >> the senate will convene as the court of impeachment the chaplain will lead us in prayer. >> let us pray. eternal lord god, you have summarized ethical behavior in a single sentence. do for others what you would like them to do for you. remind our senators

, but with a womhimper. >> i move that the senate sitting as the court of impeachment on donald john trump adjourn sine die. >> reporter: the question now, did this help or hurt democrats' chances to remove trump in november? i'm david wright for "nightline," in new york. >>> the president says he will talk about his impeachment in the midday address tomorrow. up next, the newest and most personal project by annie hall actress diane keaton. ♪you make everything... groovy...♪ done yet? yeah, yeah, sorry, sorry. you sure? hmm.mmm. ♪come on, come on, wild thing. if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. seaonly abreva cany to help sget rid of it in... ...as little as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. abreva starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. abreva acts on it. so you can too. did you know that febreze air effects uses 100% natural propellant? cheaper aerosols use artificial propellants. that's why febreze works differently. plus, it eliminates odors with a water-based formula and no dyes. for

> do you solemnly swear that in all things aper taining to the trifle the impeachment of donald john trump, poth the united states, now pend, you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so elp you god? what we have seen over the last couple of days is a descent into constitutional madness. >> again, we think the base basis upon which this has moved forward is irregular to say the least. >> donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in u.s. history, a president has been impeached and acquitted. from the house hearings to the senate trial, c-span has provided live, comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of president trump. you can find all of our video and related resources at c-span.org/impeachment. c-span, your place for unfiltered coverage of congress. >> the new hampshire primary is today. watch results and candidate speeches starting at 7:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span. c span.org. or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> our c-span campaign 2020 bus is traveling ac

. >> do you solemnly swear that in al things apertaining to the trial of impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws, so help you god? . the state will convene as a court of impeachment. what we've seen over the last couple of days is a dissent into constitutional madness. >> again, we think the basis upon which this has moved forward is irregular to say the least. >> donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in u.s. history, a president has been impeached and acquitted. from the house hearings to the senate trial, c-span has provided live comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of president trump. you can find all of our video and related resources at c-span.org/impeachment. c-span, your place for unfiltered coverage of congre congress. >> this weekend we're live from the savannah book festival, beginning saturday at 9 a.m. eastern, our coverage includes editor of the american solar robert w

do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of states, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god? >> senate will convene as accordance to impeachment. >> what we have seen over the last couple of days is a dissent in constitutional madness. >> again, we think the basis upon which this has moved forward is a to say the least. >> donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in u.s. history, a president has been impeached and acquitted. from the house hearings to the senate trial, c-span has provided live comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of president trump. you can find all of our video and related resources at c-span.org/impeachment. your., place for unfiltered coverage of congress. announcer: c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, friday illinois republican congressman rodney davis will discuss election sec

president, i rise this evening toll address the trial -- to address the trial of donald john trump. the founders gave this body the sole power to try all impeachments. in exercising that power, we all know is a weighty, weighty responsibility. this is only the third time in the history of our country that the senate convened to handle a presidential impeachment and only the second in the past 150 years. i was part of a small group that worked to secure a fair and honest and a transparent structure for the trial, and we based it on how this chamber handled the trial of president clinton some 20 years ago. so there were 24 hours of arguments for each side, 16 hours of questions from members with the full house record admitted as evidence. that should have been more than enough to answer the questions. do we need to hear more? should there be additional process? mr. president, the structure we built should have been sufficient, but the foundation upon which it rested was rotted. the house rushed through what should have been one of the most serious consequential undertakings of the leg

all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald don trump, president -- donald john trump, president of the u.s., impartial justice according to the constitution and laws, so help you god? as anate will convene court of impeachment. >> what we have seen is a dissent into constitutional madness. >> the way this will move forward is irregular to say the least. >> donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in u.s. history, a president has been impeached and acquitted from the house hearings to the senate trial. c-span has provided live comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of president trump. you can find all of our video with resources at c-span video /impeachment. c-span, your place for unfiltered coverage of congress. on q&a, luomat ryan is bringing peace and conflict resolution through the refugee experience to a wider audience. >> some of us who experience true war, some of us from south sudan. these are all young people born in war and raised in war. grand theftlaying auto,

i want to thank president donald john trump. ers]k thank you, thank you, thank you. >> i'm donald trump and i approve this message. >> sean: joining us now author of the book "after life" prison reform advocate alice maria johnson whose sentence was commuted by president trump. many promised and failedd that along with syndicated radio host larry elder. alice johnson, i mean, this you are one of the most inspirational people i haveon ever met. drug offense, life was over. you had no hope of getting out of jail. you made a decision that you were going to mentor young women that had a chance to get out with no chance ever for yourself. you actually tweeted, i will read it. two super bowling ago i was sitting in a prison cell. today i'm a free woman. my story was featured in a super bowl ad. i will spend the rest ofsu my life fighting for the wrongly and unjustly convicted. tell us how did you get there? because i think i probably would be angry and bitter. >> well, sean, it was my faith in god. that is what took me through those 21

is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty? a impeachment. miss baldwin? guilty. and then the verdict. it is then ordered and adjudged donald trump equated of the charges and said articles. but the charges and said articles. but the wall of republican unity was broken by mitt romney. the former presidential candidate with a bombshell speech, said he would vote to convict the president of the abuse of office. the great question the constitution tasked senators to a nswer the constitution tasked senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level ofa high egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanour. yes, he did. with the impeachment process now behind him, donald trump is seeing his approval ratings inching up. the republican party is standing right behind him and the democrats have had a shocking few days after the shambles of the iowa caucus. it's all turning out to be a very good week for donald trump. cheering and last night he delivered a highly partisan

>> do you solly swear that in all things apper taring to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states, now pending. >> you will do impartial just havetice according to the constitutional laws, so help you god. senate will convene. >> what we have seen over the last couple of days is a dissent into constitutional madness. >> again, we think the basis upon which this has moved forward is irregular to say the least. >> donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in u.s. history, a president has been impeached and acquitted. from the house hearings to the senate trial, c-span has provided live comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of president trump. you can find all of our video and related resoursz at c-span.org/impeachment. c-span, your place for unfiltered coverage of congress. >>> the new hampshire primary is tuesday. watch results and candidate speeches, starting at 7:30 p.m. eastern, live on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> n

trump's actions could continue. on wednesday, house judiciary chair jerry nadler said the house will likely subpoena former national security advisor john bolton. amy: to talk more about president trump's acquittal, we are joined by manisha sinha, professor of american history at the university of connecticut. fellow at the radcliffe institute at harvard university, author of "the slave's cause: a history of abolition." professor, welcome back to democracy now! first, respond to the acquittal. this was a historic day. only the third time in u.s. history a senate impeachment trial was held. >> yes, indeed, it was. as, youy think of this know, having escaped, being acquitted, even though he remains impeached by the house. i do think, though, despite the acquittal, the width of legitimacy that has always been around this president ever since his election, the largest popular vote lost, accusations of russian meddling, squeaking into the office through the electoral, demeaning the office by his behavior, flouting the rule of law. what i think is come despite the acquitittal, the impmpeachment reinfoforces the air of legitimy around trump no

donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article ofguilty — president trump is acquitted by the senate of all charges at his impeachment trial. the white house calls it a "full vindication and exoneration". president trump releases this tweet tonight, and says he will make a public statement tomorrow. in other news, millions of people are placed under travel restrictions in china as beijing steps up its efforts to contain the coronavirus as the death toll rises to more than 500. here, the government launches an eight week consultation over whether failing to pay your tv licence should be treated as a criminal offence. and, one person has died and more than 150 are injured after a plane skids off the runway at an airport in istanbul, breaking into three sections. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are political commentator and former conservative party press chief, giles kenningham, and political writer and academic, maya goodfellow. many of tomorrow's front pages are already

schumer: the articles of impeachment before us charge president donald john trump with offenses against the constitution and the american people. the first article of impeachment charges that president trump abused the office of the presidency by soliciting the interference of a foreign power, ukraine, to benefit himself in