For the first time, an impeached president is running for reelection. What happens now? Via FiveThirtyEight:
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The U.S. Senate acquitted President Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Wednesday — the end of a trial that lasted about three weeks. The chamber’s Republicans blocked Democratic motions to call witnesses during the trial and then voted to acquit Trump. The votes were almost entirely along party lines. All 47 Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents voted for both articles of impeachment.
The final votes were 48-52 against the abuse of power charge, and 47-53 against the obstruction charge.in U.S. history. He is also the third president to be acquitted in the Senate. president, however, who will run in a general election after an impeachment and acquittal — Andrew Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination after his
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