Updated
February 06, 2020 14: 23: 46
For the first time in a long time, things are looking better for Donald Trump.
The historic impeachment proceedings have hung over his administration like a dark cloud, distracting the President from his day job and any positive news his team was trying to trumpet.
Of course, his acquittal is certainly no surprise.
But for the Commander-in-Chief to be formally cleared of both charges in just a two-and-a-bit-week trial is as good a result as he could have reasonably expected, particularly considering the mountain of evidence against him.
Like it did for Bill Clinton, the President’s public standing seems to have slightly inched up.
One pollster, Gallup, even put his approval rating at 49 per cent — the highest mark since he took office.
Meanwhile, his Democratic opponents have been consumed by the chaos surrounding the Iowa caucuses and are divided over who is the best candidate to face him at November’s election.
The timing is particularly convenient for the President,