2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump
Together the two impeachment trials Trump faced illustrated his ability to escape consequences for actions that even many Republicans denounced. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)WASHINGTON โ Donald Trump's first impeachment trial centered on a phone call Americans never heard with the leader of a country very far away. Trump's second impeachment trial was a steroidal sequel centered on the rage, violence and anguish of one day in Washington. The Senate acquitted Trump on a 57-43 vote Saturday, well short of the 67 needed to convict him. To many Republicans in Congress, Democrats were merely impeaching Trump for being Trump.
In video, Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims
But it was largely a recycling of the same litany of misinformation and unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud that he has been making for the past month. Both Facebook and Twitter flagged the presidentโs posting as problematic, with Twitter noting that Trumpโs claims about election fraud are disputed. Barr, in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, said the Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the election outcome. Some states mail ballots to every registered voter, while other states mail ballots only to voters who request them. Use of mail-in ballots soared as Democrats encouraged their use to reduce in-person voting during a pandemic.