WASHINGTON - Donald Trump made history when he became the first president to be impeached twice, but he did not make history as the first president to be convicted.The Senate voted 57-43 Saturday in a rare weekend session to acquit Trump for his alleged role in the deadly siege on the U.S.
Capitol, falling short of the 67 votes required by the Constitution for a conviction.Reaching the two-thirds threshold needed to convict never seemed likely given the Senate is evenly split 50-50 between the parties.
Seven Republicans voted against party lines - the most impeachment defections ever from a president's party. Seventeen Republican votes were needed to convict.