Trump acquitted of all charges Washington: The Republican- controlled Senate has acquitted Donald Trump in his high- profile impeachment trial, giving the US President a major political victory in an election year but not before bitterly dividing the country and costing millions of dollars to the taxpayers.

The Senate voted on Wednesday 52- 48 to acquit Trump of abuse of power and 53- 47 to absolve him of obstruction of Congress, the two charges he faced. The vote along party lines foiled the Democratic Partyu2019s determined bid to overthrow Trump from the White House ahead of the November 3 presidential election.