Trump acquitted: Senate votes 57-43 at impeachment trial
By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Saturday acquitted// Donald Trump of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that exposed the fragility of America's democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency.Barely a month since the deadly Jan. 6 riot that stunned the world, the Senate convened for a rare Saturday session to deliver its verdict, voting while armed National Guard troops continued to stand their posts outside the iconic building.The quick trial, the nation’s first of a former president, showed how perilously close the invaders had come to destroying the nation's deep tradition