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Trump Trial Reaches Conclusion With Acquittal Expected

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   The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump comes to an end
   Wednesday with what is widely expected to be the president's acquittal
   on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

   Members of the U.S. Senate will convene for the afternoon vote in their
   final act as jurors in the two-week trial that followed the House of
   Representatives approving two articles of impeachment against Trump.

   In order to remove Trump from office, two-thirds of the 100-member
   Senate would have to vote to convict him. But Trump's Republican party
   holds a 53-47 majority, and no Republicans have publicly signaled they
   will vote against the president.

   Similarly, no Democrats have said they would break with their party
   colleagues by voting to acquit Trump.

   The president made no mention of impeachment during his State of the
   Union address Tuesday night. But he has criticized the process
   throughout as a "witch hunt" and said he did nothing wrong.

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