The Senate voted to acquit former President Trump of charges of inciting the January 6th attack on congress. Although Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed that Trump was legally culpable for a "disgraceful dereliction of duty", he concluded that the Senate is unable to convict former officials. The Senate had previously held it has the power to do so.
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The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
Explore the votes of Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African-American man elected to the Senate
Visualize the first time in history a cabinet nominee's confirmation ended in a tie.
