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Sen. Leahy will preside over the Impeachment trial (Original Post)
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
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Not sure what a Chief Justice presiding over an impeachment trial of a non-president has to do with
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
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servermsh
(1,406 posts)1. Excellent :) n/t
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)2. There's something sweet about this
Trump is so diminished, the Supreme Court Chief Justice isn't going to waste his time on him.
A perfect illustration of how far he's fallen.
SheltieLover
(78,258 posts)3. Excellent point!
Alpeduez21
(2,017 posts)4. Or, according to Roberts own words,
he won't do it b/c he didn't like such a negative spotlight on himself that happened as a result of the first impeachment trial. He is a coward chickenshit repuke who doesn't think the constitution is important enough to defend.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)5. Not sure what a Chief Justice presiding over an impeachment trial of a non-president has to do with
defending the Constitution, but ...
Jarqui
(10,860 posts)6. Can Leahy still vote ? ...nt
Wounded Bear
(63,980 posts)7. Also my first question...nt
