Trump Acquitted, Now What?
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We ran the numbers: There are 2476 news articles covering this topic. 52% (1276) are left leaning, 40% (999) are center, and 8% (201) are right leaning.
Now that Trump is acquitted, he could face potential legal battles even following his second impeachment. While left-leaning articles highlight that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Congress will establish an independent commission to look into the insurrection on the Capitol, right-leaning articles highlight that the Utah Republican party released a statement supporting both Utah Senator Mitt Romney’s vote to convict Trump and Utah Senator Mike Lee’s vote to acquit during the impeachment trial.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that Congress will establish an independent commission to look into the insurrection on the Capitol. The Senate’s vote that fell short of the two-thirds needed to convict Trump hardly puts to rest the debate about Trump’s culpability for the assault.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said that Trump is not immune from criminal and civil litigation. According to McConnell, the district attorney in the District of Columbia could likely investigate the possibility of bringing criminal charges, with the obvious one being criminal incitement.
A right-leaning article by Daily Caller highlights that the Utah Republican party released a statement supporting both Utah Senator Mitt Romney’s vote to convict Trump and Utah Senator Mike Lee’s vote to acquit during the impeachment trial. Republicans in Utah criticized Romney for his vote.