5:03 p.m. ET, February 13, 2021
What the scene was like in the Senate during the final vote
From CNN’s Sarah Fortinsky via pool
Republicans Sens. Tim Scott and Ben Sasse were sitting in the back of the chamber talking ahead of the final vote and appeared to be guessing who would vote. Scott kept flashing the No. 5 with his hand.
When the vote started, Republican Sen. Susan Collins closed the folder on her desk. After she voted guilty, she stared straight ahead. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski did the same after her "guilty" vote – she looked straight ahead, jaw set.
When Sen. Bill Cassidy voted, he stood up, black bag laying on top of his desk, both hands on top of it, and said “guilty.” Cassidy left the room while the "R's" were being called, at around when Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen was voting.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer glared at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell when the Republican voted to acquit Trump.
Republican Sen. John Thune, who ultimately voted not guilty, looked visibly uncomfortable the entire time. His head was in his hands, and he clasped and unclasped his hands several times. He shook his feet beneath him.
When Thune finally voted, his “not guilty” was done in barely audible volume. Murkowski, who sits behind him, shot a glare at the back of his head.
Republican Sen. Rob Portman, who sits behind Republican Sen. Richard Burr, went to Burr when the vote was over and patted him on the back and they started briefly chatting.
On his way out, Burr walked by Sasse, grabbed his arm, and they chatted, almost whispering, for a minute or two.
More on today's vote: The final vote was 57 guilty to 43 not guilty, short of the 67 guilty votes needed to convict.
But the
seven Republican senators who voted against former President Trump amounted to a number higher than even Trump's legal team had expected, marking a stark departure from the first impeachment trial where only one Republican, Mitt Romney of Utah, found Trump guilty.