Former President Donald Trump has been acquitted during his second impeachment trial.

A total of 43 senators voted that Trump was not guilty of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol Building on January 6 – the two-thirds majority required to clear the former president.

As per the Metro, a "supermajority" of 67 votes was required to convict Trump of inciting the riot which left one police officer and four rioters dead.

Just seven of the 50 Republican senators voted to convict Trump, with the Democrats and their independent supporters holding the other 50 seats.

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The former president is now free to run again for office, should he chose, in three years' time.

After the trial, Trump gave thanks to his legal team and described himself as a champion for the unwavering rule of law.

Describing the trial as "greatest witch hunt in the history of our country", he added: "No president has ever gone through anything like it, and it continues because our opponents cannot forget the almost 75 million people, the highest number ever for a sitting president, who voted for us just a few short months ago."

Following his comments, Senator Mitch McConnell, , the senior Republican in Congress, said that Trump was "responsible" for inciting the Capitol riots and said his actions were a "disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty".

McConnell added that the former president could still be held liable in court, stating: "He didn't get away with anything yet. Yet. We have a criminal justice system in this country, we have civil litigation and former presidents are not immune from being [held] accountable by either one."

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President Joe Biden spoke out after the ruling as well.

He said: "While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute.

"This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant. That violence and extremism has no place in America. And that each of us has a duty and responsibility as Americans, and especially as leaders, to defend the truth and to defeat the lies."

Seven Republicans in total voted to convict Trump; Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Ben Sasse, Bill Cassidy, Richard Burr, Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey.

Former President Donald Trump has been acquitted during his second impeachment trial.

A total of 43 senators voted that Trump was not guilty of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol Building on January 6 – the two-thirds majority required to clear the former president.

As per the Metro, a "supermajority" of 67 votes was required to convict Trump of inciting the riot which left one police officer and four rioters dead.

Just seven of the 50 Republican senators voted to convict Trump, with the Democrats and their independent supporters holding the other 50 seats.

Credit: PA

The former president is now free to run again for office, should he chose, in three years' time.

After the trial, Trump gave thanks to his legal team and described himself as a champion for the unwavering rule of law.

Describing the trial as "greatest witch hunt in the history of our country", he added: "No president has ever gone through anything like it, and it continues because our opponents cannot forget the almost 75 million people, the highest number ever for a sitting president, who voted for us just a few short months ago."

Following his comments, Senator Mitch McConnell, , the senior Republican in Congress, said that Trump was "responsible" for inciting the Capitol riots and said his actions were a "disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty".

McConnell added that the former president could still be held liable in court, stating: "He didn't get away with anything yet. Yet. We have a criminal justice system in this country, we have civil litigation and former presidents are not immune from being [held] accountable by either one."

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President Joe Biden spoke out after the ruling as well.

He said: "While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute.

"This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant. That violence and extremism has no place in America. And that each of us has a duty and responsibility as Americans, and especially as leaders, to defend the truth and to defeat the lies."

Seven Republicans in total voted to convict Trump; Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Ben Sasse, Bill Cassidy, Richard Burr, Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey.