On February 5th, in a 52-48 and 51-47 vote, President Trump was acquitted on the charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress to help in his reelection by the Senate.

This all begins with a whistle-blower complaint being made on August 12th, 2019 against President Trump due to allegations that he asked the Ukrainian President, to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. This sparked controversy as Biden is a Democratic Party contender for the 2020 presidential race. On September 24th, after an investigation into the issue, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry was made against Trump.

The hearings for the articles of impeachment began on December 4th, 2019, and ended six days later with the House voting to impeach President Trump with a vote of 230 to 197 on the allegation abuse of power and 229 to 198 on the allegation of obstruction of Congress. This made Trump the 3rd president to ever be impeached.

The trial then moved to the Senate to decide whether or not the President would stay in office. It came to no surprise to the public that the President was able to stay in office, due to the majority of the Senate being Republican. The only Republican to vote against was former a Republican presidential candidate, Senator Mitt Romney, voting yes on the first article. He also became the first person to vote against the President while being in the same party. 

One day after being acquitted, Trump went in front of the press to discuss the trial, saying that he and his team,  “.. went through hell, unfairly…” and that he, “..did nothing wrong.” He would later go on to discuss why he believed the impeach inquiry even began, blaming a faulty system that was never on his side. In addition, discussing his beliefs on why Mitt Romney voted yes, Trump said that Romney “”used religion as a crutch,” and that “things can happen when you fail so badly when running for president.”

Whether or not Trump should have been removed from office due to his affairs in Ukraine is still a highly debated topic, but for now, the only way for Trump to leave office in the upcoming years will be through the 2020 election.