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Protesters gather at Capitol after U.S. Senate acquits Trump on impeachment charges

Ken Palmer
Lansing State Journal

LANSING - Several dozen activists gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday to protest the acquittal of President Donald Trump on impeachment charges.

Protesters gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday to protest the acquittal of President Donald Trump.

"(Republican senators) decided to acquit, even thought they admit he's guilty," said Christine Ingles, a Novi resident who organized the Lansing rally.

"They just don't think he should be punished for what he's done. We want them to know that we're not going to take it, that we're rejecting the cover-up, that we know what went on and we're not going to let it continue."

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The Lansing event was one of many planned across the U.S. by a coalition of groups to protest Senate Republicans' move to block key witnesses from testifying in what they called a "sham" impeachment trial.

"We deserve for these people who are selling our country out to be punished for it," Ingles said. "We need to hold everyone accountable."

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