Senators from Kansas vote to acquit President Trump in impeachment trial

Moments after the U.S. Senate voted along party lines to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment, those who represent Kansas in Washington, D.C. responded to the trial's outcome.

Both Republican senators from Kansas, Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran issued "not guilty" votes on two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of justice.

In his statement, Sen. Moran said he took an oath to uphold the Constitution when he became a lawmaker. He said he his decision after hearing from both the House managers and President Trump’s lawyers

“First, in order to avoid a system of government where the president serves at the political pleasure of Congress, the Framers intended impeachment and removal to be reserved for extreme and rare situations. The alleged facts contained in the articles and presented by the impeachment managers do not rise to this level," said Moran. “Second, the House failed in its role by not presenting specific statutory charges against the president and proving them beyond a reasonable doubt."

“And third, the House failed to meet its evidentiary burden and attempted to shift that burden to the United States Senate. Even if the Senate took on this burden, additional evidence or witnesses would not change the material underlying facts describing the president’s actions. These actions are not ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ as described by the Constitution, and therefore, I voted no on conviction and removal of the president," Moran said.

In a tweet, Sen. Roberts said he voted to acquit the president and it was time for Congress to "get back to the important work of the people."