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Democrat Senator Leahy, not Chief Justice Roberts, to preside over impeachment trial (thehill.com)
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– Nearlydearly2 14 points ago +14 / -0

Can you dumb that down for me?

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– charlesthehammer 61 points ago +61 / -0

The constitution requires the Chief Justice to preside over an impeachment trial.

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– Cloraxland_ 13 points ago +14 / -1

The constitution requires the Chief Justice to preside over an impeachment trial of a president, not any official. Question is if it needs to happen if the president isnt the sitting president, which tbh I believe it shouldn't be necessary since the whole point is to stop a conflict of interest.

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– Geeee 5 points ago +5 / -0

If you're trying someone as a President, it should be dealt with as a President. You can't try a private citizen.

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