3536 Democrat Senator Leahy, not Chief Justice Roberts, to preside over impeachment trial (thehill.com) posted 80 days ago by jpower 80 days ago by jpower +3537 / -1 481 comments share 481 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (481) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 105 ▼ – Phins360_FL 105 points 80 days ago +106 / -1 GTFO that is a sham. only the Chief Justice can preside. permalink save report block reply ▲ 16 ▼ – mundania 16 points 80 days ago +19 / -3 The constitution is pretty clear - the chief justice is required to preside only when the president (and that is "the" president, language that excludes ex-presidents) is the one being impeached. permalink save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – Geeee 4 points 80 days ago +5 / -1 They're impeaching him as President. Otherwise they're impeaching a private citizen, which makes no sense. permalink parent save report block reply
GTFO that is a sham.
only the Chief Justice can preside.
The constitution is pretty clear - the chief justice is required to preside only when the president (and that is "the" president, language that excludes ex-presidents) is the one being impeached.
They're impeaching him as President. Otherwise they're impeaching a private citizen, which makes no sense.