That’s because Roberts knows it’s unconstitutional.
The Senate cannot impeach a private citizen.
And perhaps he expects to hear the case once the legal challenge arrives?
> The Senate cannot impeach a private citizen.
He has *already* been impeached. This is basically equivalent to being charged with a crime. The case now goes to the Senate to determine whether he’ll be convicted.
“That’s because Roberts knows it’s unconstitutional.
The Senate cannot impeach a private citizen.”
Exactly! Additionally there are other vote fraud cases coming before the SC. It would be a conflict of interest for this guy to preside over a bogus trial and still be expected to be fair in the future vote fraud cases. To me this is a reasonable belief.
Now for the delusional fantasy: It could also be because they might favorably rule on one of the future vote fraud cases and would look pretty stupid to having anything to do with impeaching a private citizen former president.
Starting to sound like the Rinos have joined the Dems.
Do they really want a CW2.
Trump as of Jan 20 2021 is now a private citizen again.
ONLY a President, Vice President or civil Officers of the United States.
That is it.
“That’s because Roberts knows it’s unconstitutional.”
“The Senate cannot impeach a private citizen.”
Also the impeachment (indictment) did not evaluate evidence, have testimony, and was a sham overall.
In addition, if the Chief Justice does not preside, it is a sham as well.
You can’t go run willy, nilly over the Constitution just because you don’t like someone.
It’s more than just Roberts.
Conflicts of interest involve not only actual prejudice but the appearance of prejudice. Would it not appear to be a conflict of interest with Harris to make rulings regarding the dismarment of the leading potential candidate against her? Who should preside if the chief justice and the vice president should not? How would that decision be made? The Constitution provides for no such process. In this instance, the Senate could elect the presiding officer or the majority leader would appoint one. Because Democrats now control the Senate, with the vice president casting the vote to break a tie, that would also create another appearance of conflict.
So they could go through this entire process and not legally be able to make a decision since the Chief Justice, the VP, and because of prior actions, Leahy who voted in the first impeachment hearing, they all fall under conflict of interest status as their only reason for impeachment is for future considerations and not for high crimes and misdemeanor of a sitting president. They are predestinating a disqualification of a candidate for office. There is no prevision for that in the Constitution. They also need to read the Hatch Act.
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The Senate cannot impeach anyone.
Of course. The whole thing is unconstitutional or else Roberts would be thrilled to join in.
The entire thing is unconstitutional.