Ex-U.S. President Trump acquitted in Capitol riot impeachment trial

Former President Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday in an impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, clearing him of a charge he incited supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6 in a last-minute bid to retain power.The impeachment acquittal, Trump's second, marks an end to the Democratic Party's quest to use the process to not only hold the still-influential Republican accountable for the deadly riot but also to bar him from holding office again.Senators voted 57-43 on the charge of incitement of insurrection, with only seven Republicans siding with the Democrats. A two-thirds majority vote i…READ FULL ARTICLE