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"SNL" cold open parodies Trump's Senate acquittal

Alex Moffat as Tucker Carlson in the "Saturday Night Live" cold open. Photo: Will Heath/NBC

The latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open skewered former President Trump's acquittal — hours after the Senate vote.

Highlight: Kate McKinnon as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) appeared on the "SNL" version of Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" to declare the result was "a great day for 30% of America," adding that "just because the rioters were yelling "fight for Trump" during the Jan. 6 insurrection, "doesn't mean that they meant Donald Trump."

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Alayna Treene, author of Sneak Peek
Updated Feb 13, 2021 - Politics & Policy

The Senate acquits Trump

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The Senate failed to reach the two-thirds majority necessary to convict former President Trump on charges of high crimes and misdemeanors, with a final vote of 57-43 cementing his acquittal.

Why it matters: Seven Senate Republicans voted ‘guilty,’ the most bipartisan margin in favor of conviction in history.

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Feb 13, 2021 - Politics & Policy

McConnell votes to acquit, then condemns Trump for Capitol siege

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Photo: Congress.gov via Getty Images

After voting to acquit Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) condemned the former president as "practically and morally responsible for provoking the events" on the day of the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol siege.

Why it matters: The Senate failed to reach the two-thirds majority necessary to convict Trump on charges of high crimes and misdemeanors, with a final vote of 57-43 cementing his acquittal. But in his post-vote speech, McConnell said Trump “didn’t get away with anything yet."

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Rebecca Falconer
Feb 14, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden on Trump acquittal: Substance of charge "not in dispute"

President Biden in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday. Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images

President Biden issued a statement late Saturday in response to the Senate acquittal of former President Trump on charges of high crimes and misdemeanors.

Why it matters: Biden had distanced himself from the trial, but he didn't hold back in his first comments on its outcome — noting seven Republicans were among 57 senators to find Trump guilty "for inciting that deadly insurrection on our very democracy."

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