The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump of the charge that he incited the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, ending a weeklong attempt by Democrats to block the former president from ever seeking higher office again.

In a 57-43 vote, seven Republicans voted to convict the president in a historic second impeachment trial. But it was short of the 17 GOP senators who were needed to join all 50 Democrats in order to convict Trump, with a two-thirds majority as required by the Constitution. Republican Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania voted to convict Trump.