Trump Acquitted of 'Incitement of insurrection'

The U.S. Senate has voted to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection during the January 6 Capitol riot.

The vote was 57-43 to acquit.

Seven Republicans voted to impeach the former president, but Democrats needed 17 Republicans to join them to convict Trump and hold a separate vote to bar him from running for office again. 

These are the seven Republicans who voted to convict the former President:

• Richard Burr of North Carolina
• Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
• Susan Collins of Maine
• Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
• Mitt Romney of Utah
• Ben Sasse of Nebraska
• Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania

Democrats in the House of Representatives had voted to impeach Donald Trump in January, charging him with "incitement of insurrection."

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

-Josh Herman