Chief Justice John Roberts does NOT want to preside over Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial – meaning Senate will have to decide if Kamala Harris will take his place By Geoff Earle
- Trump’s historic second impeachment trial will take place after he leaves office
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi has yet to send over impeachment article
- House impeached Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’
- Roberts presided over first impeachment even while doing daily duties at Supreme Court
- During that trial Roberts was forced to read aloud questions from lawmakers furious over the failure of the trial to include witness testimony
Chief Justice John Roberts is eager to avoid presiding over Donald Trump‘s second impeachment trial – after he became a lightning rod during the first one.
Just as the Senate is seeking to ascertain how it might proceed with an impeachment trial without blowing up the start of Joe Biden‘s term, the Supreme Court could face its own business being rearranged.
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The Constitution states that ‘When the President of the United States is tried the Chief Justice shall preside.’
But with the Senate having been in recess since the House voted to impeach, the trial will occur when Trump is no longer in office – potentially giving Roberts an out.
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