Donald Trump was acquitted on impeachment charges by the Senate on Wednesday, but was denied the full support of Republicans as Mitt Romney became the first senator in US history to vote to convict a president from his own party.
The president was acquitted by a vote of 52-48 on the first charge of abuse of power, as Mr Romney broke with the other Republicans in the Senate. The Senate then found Mr Trump not guilty on a second charge of obstructing Congress by a party-line vote of 53-47.
The dramatic rebuke by the senator from Utah, who was the Republican presidential candidate in 2012, gave bipartisan credibility to an impeachment that was otherwise steadfastly opposed by Mr Trump’s party.
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