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The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Lift Every Voice and Sing ๐ŸŽค

The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Small But Mighty Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family, News

4.4 โ€ข 702 Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 18 February 2021

โฑ๏ธ 12 minutes

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Summary

๐Ÿ› How did the Senate vote in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial for his role in the January 6th Capitol Insurrection? ๐Ÿ– Crayon activist and founder of Bellen's More Than Peach Project, Bellen Woodard joins The Ten News to discuss the positive change she's making in the world. ๐ŸŽค Learn why Congressman Jim Clyburn introduced a bill to make โ€œLift Every Voice and Singโ€ Americaโ€™s National Hymn. ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿฝ Plus! The Trivia Question of the Day! ๐Ÿ“ Sign up for The Ten News-letter! ๐ŸŽ‡ Join us on Instagram ๐Ÿ– Get inspired by Crayon Activist, Bellen Woodard's More Than Peach Project ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿฝ Discover how one man offers scientific analysis to tell people whether they smell good or bad Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

10.9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

0:06.5

From historic votes to national anthems.

0:10.1

In the next 10 minutes, we'll get the lowdown on what's up in the world.

0:15.0

I'm Bethany Van Delft, and this is the 10 News.

0:32.0

On February 13th, the Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.

0:33.5

That means they officially found him not guilty of inciting the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

0:41.1

Seven Senate Republicans broke with the rest of their party to vote in favor of conviction or finding him guilty,

0:48.2

which is a really big deal since that makes it the most bipartisan impeachment vote ever.

0:54.8

What does that mean?

0:56.2

Bipartisan means something that's agreed on by two political parties that usually don't agree on much.

1:02.8

Some Senate Republicans, most notably House Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, voted against

1:08.4

conviction, but later made statements or speeches criticizing the former

1:13.1

president's actions and admitting that he did play a big role in the attack. They argued that

1:20.0

while they thought he was at fault, they didn't think impeachment was constitutional now that

1:25.9

he's no longer president.

1:32.3

It's all kind of confusing, and it does raise some questions about our democratic process and what actions can and should have consequences.

1:36.5

Yikes.

1:37.4

And while the Senate voted to acquit and not charge former President Trump, he's still

1:42.2

facing some potential legal battles.

1:44.4

We'll keep an eye on where that goes.

1:49.4

A while back, we told you about Time Magazine naming its first ever kid of the year.

1:55.9

While only one kid ultimately was given the honor and the title,

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