Your phone calls, texts, and social media messages on Thursday's final impeachment vote in the Senate, the President's State of the Union speech, and Iowa caucus results.
Jay Sekulow, President Trump's personal attorney, spoke to reporters at the Capitol following the Senate acquittal of the president on two articles of impeachment.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said it's time to move on from impeachment. His comments came during a news conference after the Senate voted to acquit President Trump on both articles of impeachment. He also said he believed the impeachment fight was a 2020 Democratic election strategy to take back the Senate. The Kentucky senator added that he believed impeachment was a political mistake for Democrats.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a news conference following the Senate acquittal of President Trump on two articles of impeachment. The Democratic leader told reporters he was proud of his members, but criticized his Republican colleagues and the impeachment trial process. "Now that our Republican colleagues have rejected a fair trial-truth-there's a giant asterisk next to the president's acquittal. The asterisk says he was acquitted without facts, he was acquitted without a fair trial. And it means that his acquittal is virtually valueless," he said. Sen. Schumer praised Republican Sen. Mitt Romney (UT) and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) for voting to convict the president. "It created a bipartisan impeachment that can never be erased from history."
Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) & Maggie Hassan (D-NH) spoke about impeachment ahead of final votes on the articles on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) & Josh Hawley (R-MI) spoke about impeachment ahead of final votes on the articles on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) & Maggie Hassan (D-NH) spoke about impeachment ahead of final votes on the articles on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
