Can Trumpers claim Trump was found "not guilty"? What's the legal status?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

Claiming he was found "not guilty" when the vote was 57-43 but short of the needed supermajority (which itself is short of the unanimity a normal trial jury would need) seems wrong.

[Raven123]

1. Well they claim he won the election, so they will say anything.

[sfstaxprep]

2. This Is Not A Jury Trial

And he WAS found Not Guilty under the rules of our pathetic Government.

So yeah, he can claim Exoneration twice now. And he will.

[TwilightZone]

5. If the standard was 51, Clinton was one vote from being removed.

Under the same scenario, if the GOP picked up a couple of seats in 2022, they could remove Biden.

There's a pretty solid reason why it's 67. The framers wanted to ensure that it was exceedingly rare. They didn't anticipate that a party would ignore reality to acquit, but it would be far too easy for a party to remove someone on a political whim if the standard was a simple majority.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Good question....

ultimately, the people will decide. And I think the majority has decided and the rest are still trying to process what they really believe.

[TwilightZone]

4. Yes, he's not guilty.

The standard is 67. He was acquitted and declared not guilty. That's how Leahy announced it and how it was entered into the record.