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After months of investigations and a two and a half week trial, the impeachment proceedings have come to a close - and so our live coverage follows suit.

President Trump was cleared on both charges in his Senate trial - abuse of power by 52 votes to 48 and obstruction of Congress by 53 votes to 47.

The votes are not as close as they look - a two-thirds majority was required to remove Trump from office.

The only Republican to vote against him - on one charge - was former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

If you need a recap of what happened over the past few months, here's the best of our coverage:

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