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2/16/21

USA: With Trump impeachment trial over, wounded Washington grapples with divisions - by Jeff Mason and Susan Cornwell

Former President Donald Trump's acquittal on charges of inciting a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol left Democrats and Rublicans deeply divided on Sunday even as his Democratic successor, Joe Biden, sought to move on with his political and economic .

Democrats said they looked to the courts for possible civil and criminal charges against the former Republican president over the assault by his supporters on Jan. 6, which left five people dead.

The Senate trial concluded on Saturday with a 57-43 vote in favor of convicting Trump. The vote was bipartisan, with seven Republicans joining Democrats and independents, but the tally fell short of the two-thirds needed to secure conviction.

Read more at: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/with-trump-impeachment-trial-over--wounded-washington-grapples-with-divisions/46369774

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