Senate votes to acquit as Trump celebrates: our movement 'has only just begun' – as it happened

That’s it from me tonight, after a historic day in Washington. Here’s how the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump came to a close today:

• The Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection in a vote of 57-43. The decision came a little over a month after the president incited a group of his supporters to stage a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, resulting in five deaths.
• Seven Senate Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in supporting Trump’s conviction. Republican Senators Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraka and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania voted to find Trump guilty of incitement of insurrection. Although the former president was still acquitted, this marked the most bipartisan impeachment vote in Senate history.
• The trial came to a swift end after House impeachment managers reversed their decision to call witnesses. The Senate approved a resolution to allow the managers to request witness testimony, but the managers eventually decided to instead just admit a statement from congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler to the official trial record rather than calling any witnesses. After the statement was accepted, the trial moved on to closing arguments and the final vote.
• Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer expressed dismay over the vote to acquit Trump. The Democratic leader urged Americans to never forget the violence and destruction of the Capitol insurrection. “My fellow Americans: remember that day, January 6th, forever — the final, terrible legacy of the 45th president of the United States and undoubtedly our worst,” Schumer said. “Let it live on in infamy, a stain on Donald John Trump that can never, never be washed away.”
• Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell directly blamed Trump for the insurrection, even though he voted to acquit the former president. “There’s no question, none, that President Trump is practically, and morally, responsible for provoking the events of the day,” McConnell said in a floor speech after the vote. But the Republican leader argued he could not support conviction because it was not appropriate to hold an impeachment trial for a president who had already left office. McConnell interestingly suggested it was still possible for Trump to be held criminally responsible for the insurrection.

Thanks for following along with our impeachment trial coverage tonight. Tune back in tomorrow, when the live blog will cover more fallout from the acquittal vote.