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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
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Brian Murphy

In a surprise, NC's Burr votes guilty in Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON – North Carolina Republican Richard Burr voted to convict President Donald Trump on his lone impeachment charge Saturday, a surprising vote for the retiring senator.

For the second time in little more than a year, fellow North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis voted to acquit Trump.

The Senate voted Saturday to acquit Trump on a single impeachment article of incitement of insurrection for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The 57-43 vote fell short of the two-thirds (67-vote) threshold necessary for conviction.

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