The United States Senate voted on Wednesday to acquit President Donald Trump of the first of two charges against him in his impeachment trial.

He was cleared of both articles of impeachment – abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

The vote came after a bitter fight between House impeachment managers, who acted as prosecutors in the president’s trial, and Trump’s defense team over his dealings with Ukraine.

Wednesday’s vote to clear Trump of abuse of power fell largely along party lines.

48 senators every Democratic and independent lawmaker and Republican Sen. Mitt Romney voted to convict Trump while senators all Republicans voted to acquit him.

In order to trigger the president’s removal from office, two-thirds of the Senate, or 67 lawmakers, need to vote to convict him. This is the first time in US history that a member of the president’s own party voted to convict and remove him from office.

Democrats hoping to oust Trump will now have to wait until the November election to try to end his presidency.