At the conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial,
A) a majority of senators voted to acquit.
B) Johnson resigned from office just prior to the vote.
C) every Senate Republican voted to convict.
D) Johnson was convicted and then pardoned by the Senate.
E) Johnson was acquitted by a margin of one vote.

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President Andrew Johnson was acquitted by the Senate by just one vote, as the Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority required to convict him.

At the Conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial