By Aiyeku Timothy
US President Joe Biden has reacted to the outcome of former President, Donald Trump’s trial at the Senate by stating that “democracy is fragile.”
Donald Trump was on Saturday acquitted of the US Capitol insurrection charges against him as the Senate voted 57-43 in his second impeachment trial and first in US history.
“While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute,” Biden said in a statement after the acquittal.
“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,” the President added.
Trump was accused of inciting a mob that attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2020 in a bid to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory.
He left office on Jan. 20, so impeachment could not be used to remove him from power but Democrats had hoped to secure a conviction to bar him from ever serving in public office again and hold him responsible for a siege that left five people including a police officer dead.
Trump’s attorneys argued that his words at the rally were protected by his constitutional right to free speech and said he was not given due process in the proceedings.
