The US Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump ended with an acquittal on both charges against the US leader (Credit: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 2.0 /Creativecommons.org)

On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, the US Senate acquitted President Donald Trump of charges that he had abused the powers of his office and obstructed Congress as it investigated his attempts to pressure Ukraine for his political gain. The historic decision concludes the lengthy judicial process that began on September 24, 2019, when Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, launched a formal impeachment inquiry into the US president.