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.