translated from Spanish: Trump will retain his presidency; senate declared it ‘innocent’

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The president of the United States was declared by the Senate: Not guilty, so he will keep the presidency normally.
This after two weeks of ‘political trial’ on charges of alleged abuse of power and obstruction of congress
In the end, the United States Senate acquitted Donald Trump of the two charges against him.
In the first, for abuse of power, 52 senators voted to exonerate while 48 for convicting him.
The second charge, for obstruction of Congress, ended with 53 in favor and 47 against.
The Democratic opposition accused the 45th president of the United States of having used state resources, in particular military aid validated by Congress, to try to force Ukraine to “dirty” a potential political rival, the former vice president Democrat Joe Biden.
Since the scandal erupted, the White House tenant claims to be the victim of a “witch hunt” orchestrated by his opponents who would not have digested his surprise 2016 victory.
In the very House of Representatives that accused him, Trump shuffled all the campaign issues: his “powerful wall” against immigration from Mexico, his intention to ban “late abortion,” “America’s great economic success.”

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