deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol January 6.Fifty-seven senators voted Saturday to find Trump guilty, but a two-thirds majority is required for conviction on impeachment charges.
The margin fell 10 votes short of that, with just seven Republicans joining all Democrats and both independents in choosing conviction.If he had been convicted, the Senate could have taken a second vote to disqualify him from ever holding federal office again, and that would have required just a simple majority.Sens.
Richard Burr of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania were the Republicans who voted to convict.