U.S. President Donald Trump has been acquitted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, thus ending the third Presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history.

The votes fell in favour of Trump, 48 guilty to 52 not guilty for abuse of power, and 47 guilty to 53 not guilty for obstruction of Congress, as few to one Republican party member were expected to vote to remove Trump from his position in office.

A two-thirds majority is needed for impeachment.

Members who voted against Trump include former U.S. Presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who told Fox News that he believed Trump should be removed from office. Romney, a vocal never-Trumper, was the first and only Republican to support Trump’s removal.

Chuck Schumer: "The Senate should convict President Trump, remove him from the presidency and disqualify him from holding future office." pic.twitter.com/gqQruo3sfN — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 5, 2020

Romney had said that he would vote for the first article of impeachment, but against the second article, obstruction of Congress. Romney argued that the Dems had not exhausted their legal options, but that the president had used his office’s power for personal gain. Mr. Romney did, in fact, end up voting guilty for the first article, and not guilty for the second.

WATCH: Sen. Mitt Romney announces that he will vote to convict President Trump.



"The president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust," the Utah Republican said in his floor speech.



More: https://t.co/yBfIEJW4T3 #ImpeachmentPBS pic.twitter.com/b3yIt8kKFf — PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) February 5, 2020

“I believe that attempting to corrupt an election to maintain power is about as egregious an assault on the Constitution as can be made,” said Mr. Romney on FOX. “And for that reason, it is a high crime and misdemeanour, and I have no choice under the oath that I took but to express that conclusion.”

Trump was the third U.S. President to have been impeached, as the House of Representatives made the historic decision to impeach Trump on the two aforementioned articles of impeachment.

On Article I, @realDonaldTrump is found not guilty by the majority. pic.twitter.com/prtu5sQLeG — The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) February 5, 2020

On Article II, @realDonaldTrump is found not guilty by the majority and is acquitted of all charges. pic.twitter.com/72ZMldbV2h — The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) February 5, 2020

Impeachment was based on whether or not Trump had Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.