of the united states is sitting for the trial of the united states exhibited by the house of representatives against donald john trump, president of the united states. as a reminder to everyone in the chamber as well as those in the galleries demonstrations of approval or disapproval are prohibited. >> majority leader is recognized. >> the senate is ready to vote on the articles of impeachment and after that is done we will adjourn the court of impeachment. >> the clerk will read the first article of impeachment. >> article 1, abuse of power, the constitution provides the house of representatives, quote, shall have the sole power of impeachment and the president, quote, shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. in his conduct of the office of president of the united states and in violation of his constitutional oath believed to execute the office of president of the united states and to the best of his ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states, and in violation of his constitutional duties, take care the law is faithfully executed, donald j trump has abuse the powers of the presidency in that using the powers of his office donald trump solicited interference of a foreign government, ukraine, in the presidential election. he did so through a scheme or course of conduct soliciting the government of ukraine to public and ounce investigations that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospect of a political opponent and influence the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage. donald trump also sought to pressure the government of ukraine to take the steps by conditioning official united states government acts of significant value to ukraine on public announcement of the investigation. donald trump engaged in this scheme for corrupt purposes in pursuit of personal political benefit. in doing so donald trump used the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromised the national security of the united states and undermine the integrity of the united states democratic process, ignored and injured the interest of the nation. donald trump engaged a scheme or course of conduct through the following means. one, donald trump acting directly and through agents within and outside the united states government correctly solicited the government of ukraine to publicly announce investigations into a, a political opponent, former vice president joseph biden junior and be, a discredited theory promoted by russia alleging that ukraine, rather than russia, interfered in the 2016 united states presidential election. 2. with the same corrupt motive donald trump acting both directly and through his agents within the outside of the united states government condition two acts on public announcements he had requested. the release of $391 million of the united states taxpayer funds congress had appropriate on a bipartisan basis for the purpose of providing vital military and security assistance to ukraine to oppose russian aggression which donald trump had ordered suspended and be, a head estate meeting at the white house which the president of ukraine sought to demonstrate continued support for the government of ukraine in the face of russian aggression. 3. faced with public revelation of his actions donald trump ultimately released military and security assistance the government of ukraine and has persisted in openly and corruptly urging and soliciting ukraine to undertake investigations for his personal political benefit. these actions were consistent with donald trump's previous invitations of foreign interference in united states elections. and all of this donald trump abused the powers of the presidency by ignoring and injuring national security and other vital national interests to obtain an improper personal political benefit. he has also betrayed the nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting democratic elections wherefore donald trump by such conduct has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security and the constitution if allowed to remain in office and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and rule of law. donald trump lawrence impeachment, removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the united states. >> each senator when his or her name is called will stand in his or her place and vote guilty or not guilty as required by rule 23 of senate rules on impeachment. article 1, section 3, clause 6 of the constitution regarding the vote required for conviction on impeachment provides that no person shall be convicted without concurrence of two thirds of the members present. question is on the first article of impeachment. senators, how say you? is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty of rollcall vote is required. the clerk will call the roll. [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] >> this article of impeachment, 48 senators pronounced donald john trump, president of the united states, guilty as charged. 52 senators have pronounced him guilty as charged, two thirds not having pronounced him guilty the senate judges the respondent, donald john trump, president of the united states is not guilty as charged in the first article of impeachment. the clerk will read the second article of impeachment. >> article 2, obstruction of congress. the constitution provides the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment and the president shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. in his conduct as office of the president of the united states and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of president of the united states and to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care the law is faithfully executed donald j trump has directed the unprecedented, category lending is, and it defiance of subpoenas issued by the health of representatives pursuant to its sole power of impeachment, donald trump has abused the powers of the presidency in a manner offensive to an subversive of the constitution in that the house of representatives has engaged in an impeachment inquiry focused on donald trump's corrupt solicitation of the government of ukraine to interfere in the 2020 united states presidential election. as part of this impeachment inquiry the committee's undertaking the investigation serves subpoenas, seeking documents and testimony vital to the inquiry of various executive branch agencies and offices, and current and former officials. in response, without lawful cause or excuse donald trump directed executive branch agencies, offices and officials not to comply with those subpoenas. donald trump does interpose the powers of the presidency against lawful subpoenas of the house of representatives and assumed functions and judgment necessary to the exercise of the full power of impeachment vested by the house of representatives. donald trump abused the powers of high office through the following means, one, directing the white house to define a lawful subpoena by withholding production of documents sought therein by the committee. 2, directing other executive branch agencies and offices to defy lawful subpoenas and withhold the production of documents and records from the committee in response to which the department of state, office of management and budget, department of energy independent of defense refused to produce a single document or record. 3, directing former and current executive branch officials not to cooperate with committees in response to which nine administrative official defied subpoenas for testimony, namely john michael mick mulvaney, robert blair, john eisenberg, michael ellis, kristin wells griffith, russell bob, michael duffey, michael mccormick, these actions were consistent with donald trump's previous efforts to undermine united states government investigations into foreign interference in united states elections. through these actions donald trump sought to abrogate to himself the right to determine the scope and nature of an impeachment inquiry into his own conduct as well as unilateral prerogative to deny any and all information to the house of representatives in the exercise of its sole power of impeachment. in the history of the republican now president has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry or sought to obstruct and impede comprehensively the ability of the house of representatives to investigate high crimes and misdemeanors. this abuse of office serve to cover up the president's own repeated misconduct to seize and control the power of impeachment and thus to nullify a vital constitutional safeguard vested solely in the house of representatives. in all of this donald trump has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as president and subversive of the constitutional government of great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and the manifest injury of the people of the united states, wherefore donald trump by such conduct has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to the constitution if allowed to remain in office and acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and rule of law. donald trump thus lawrence impeachment and trial, removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the united states. >> the question is on the second article of impeachment. senators, how say you? is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty? the clerk will call the roll. [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] [rollcall vote] >> on this article of impeachment 47 senators have pronounced donald john trump, president of the united states, guilty as charged. 53 senators have pronounced him not guilty as charged. two thirds having not pronounced him guilty the senate judges respondent donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged on the second article of impeachment. the presiding officer direct judgment to be entered in accordance with the judgment of the senate as follows, the senate having tried donald john trump, president of the united states, upon two articles of impeachment exhibited against him by the house of representatives, two thirds of the president not found him guilty of charges contained therein it is therefore ordered and judged that donald john trump be and is hereby acquitted of the charges in said articles. >> chief justice. >> the majority leaders recognized. >> i send an article to the desk. >> clerk will report. >> order the secretary be directed to communicate to the secretary of state as provided by rule 23 of the rules of procedure and practice in the senate, when sitting on impeachment trials and the house of representatives, the judgment of the senate in the case of donald john trump, transmit a certified copy of the judgment to each. >> without objection the order will be entered. >> mister chief justice. >> majority leader is recognized. >> for this process fully concludes i want to quickly acknowledge a few of the people who helped the senate fulfill our duty these past weeks. first and foremost, i know my colleagues join me in thanking justice john roberts for presiding over the trial with a clear head, steady hand and the forbearance this rare occasion commands. [applause] >> we know full well his presence as our presiding officer came in addition to, not instead of, his day job across the street so the senate thanks for chief justice and his staff who helped perform this unique role. like his predecessor, chief justice rehnquist, the senate will award chief justice roberts the golden gavel to commemorate his time presiding over this body. we typically award this to new senators after 100 hours in the chair but we could agree the chief justice has put in his due and then some. the page is delivering the gavel. >> thank you very much. >> there are countless senate professionals whose efforts were essential. i have more thorough thanks for the secretary of senate's office and parliamentarians and sergeant-at-arms and beyond. there are two more groups i want to single out. first the two different classes of senate pages who participated in this trial, there for work and school under pressure before running. our current class came on board in the middle of the third presidential impeachment trial in american history and quickly found themselves hand delivered 180 question cards on senators desk to the dais. thank you all very much for your good work. [applause] >> and second the fine men and women of the capital police, we know the safety of our democracy rests in their hands every single day. the and measure surrounding the trial met even more hours and even more work and even more vigilance. thank you all very much for your service to this body in the country. [applause] >> the chair recognizes the democratic leader. >> i join the republican leader in thanking the personnel who aided the senate over the past several weeks, capital police do an outstanding job day in day out, protect the members of this chamber, their staff, the press and every one who works in and visits. they were asked to work extra shifts and in greater numbers to provide additional security over the past three weeks. thank you to every one of them. i think those wonderful pages. i so much enjoyed you with your serious faces walking down right here and giving the chief justice our questions. the leader noted a new class of pages started midway in the impeachment trial. when you take a new job you are usually given a few days to take stock of it and get up to speed. this class was given no such leeway but they stepped right in, didn't miss a beat, hundreds of questions from us senators to the chief justice on national television is not how most of us spend our first week at work but they did with aplomb. i extend my thank you to david houck, director of the office of disability services, pilot humphrey, supervisor and grace ridgeway, wonderful director of capital facilities. everyone graced his -- on grace's team worked hard to make sure we were ready for impeachment. gary richardson known affectionately to us as tiny, chief chamber attendant jim hoover and the cabinet shop who built new cabinets to deprive us of our use of electronics and flip phones during the trial. brenda bird. and her team did a spectacular job keeping the capital clean, lion web and his team who moved the furniture and moved it again and again and again. we appreciate all your hard work. please convey our sincerest thanks to your staff. thank you for your diligent work through many long days and late nights during this trying time in our nation's history. >> mister chief justice. >> the chair wishes to make a brief statement. i would like to begin by thanking the majority leader and democratic leader for their support as i attempt to carry out in will you find responsible is in an unfamiliar setting. they insured i had wise counsel of the senate itself to the secretary of the legislative staff. i'm grateful to the parliamentarian and her deputy for the unfailing patience and keen insight. i'm likewise grateful to the sergeant-at-arms and his staff for assistance and many courtesys they extended during my period of required residency. thank you all for making my presence here as comfortable as possible. as i depart the chamber i do so with an invitation to visit the court. by long tradition and in memory of the 135 years we sat in this building to keep the front row of the gallery in the courtroom open for members of congress who might want to drop by to see an argument or escape one. i also depart with since your good wishes as we carry out our common commitment to the constitution through distinct roles assigned to us by their charter. you have been generous hosts and i look forward to seeing you again under happier circumstances. >> recognize the majority leader. >> i move the senate sitting in the court of impeachment on the articles against donald john trump adjourned sine die. >> the senate sitting as court of impeachment stands adjourned sine die. >> house speaker nancy pelosi released a statement following the vote in the senate impeachment trial. her statement reads in part today the president and senate republicans have normalized lawlessness and rejected the system of checks and balances of our constitution was our founders put safeguards in the constitution to protect against a rogue president. today donald trump delivers a statement on the senate acquittal on two articles of impeachment. live coverage begins at noon eastern on c-span2. >> article 2 is adopted. >> do you solemnly swear that in all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states. >> you will do impartial justice according to the constitution so help you god? senate will convene the court of impeachment. what we have seen the last couple days is a dissent into constitutional madness. >> the basis upon which this has moved forward is irregular to say the least. >> donald john trump, president of the united states is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in us history a president has been impeached and acquitted. from the house hearings, the senate trial, c-span has provided live comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of donald trump. you can find all our video and related resources on c-span.org/impeachment. c-span, your place for unfiltered coverage of congress. >> c-span, your unfiltered view of government, created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today by your television provider. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the prayer breakfast to start an couple moments. remark some president trump. we will have live coverage when the pilot does get underway. while we wait