The Senate concluded Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial on February 5, 2020. Senators voted 48 guilty to 52 not guilty on abuse of power and 47 guilty to 53 not guilty on obstruction of Congress. Neither article reached the two-thirds threshold required for conviction.
The trial included arguments from House managers and the president’s defense team, disputes over witnesses and documents, and debate about the constitutional standards for removal. Senator Mitt Romney voted to convict on the first article, while voting to acquit on the second.
Acquittal meant Trump remained in office. It did not erase the House’s impeachment or turn contested historical facts into settled legal findings. The proceedings remain a record of both the accusations and the defense presented to the Senate.
The Senate's February 2020 votes acquitted Trump on both articles. The vote counts and Romney's vote on abuse of power are part of the official record.
The 2020 Senate trial raised procedural disputes as well as questions about Trump's conduct. Senators considered how to handle evidence and whether additional witnesses and documents should be sought. Those decisions shaped the record the chamber formally considered.
The final votes acquitted Trump on both articles, meaning the Senate did not reach the constitutional threshold for removal. An acquittal is a decisive institutional outcome, but it does not retroactively erase the House's charges or all the evidence presented. A useful history records the articles, the arguments, the votes, and the limits of what the trial resolved.