(CNN) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke from the floor of the US Senate on Saturday, immediately following the historic vote to acquit former President Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial. Read the text of Schumer's speech below as prepared for delivery:The case of Donald Trump's second impeachment trial was open and shut. President Trump told a lie -- a big lie -- that the election was stolen, and that he was the rightful winner. Finally, the defense counsel said that President Trump was not directly responsible for the violence at the Capitol. Still—still!—the vast majority of the Senate Republican caucus, including the Republican leader, voted to acquit former President Trump, signing their names in the columns of History alongside his name—forever.

Source: The Nation February 13, 2021 23:13 UTC