[david1292]

The House basically plays the role of the prosecution in a Senate trial. So yes they can call witnesses to testify. The White House is the defense and can also call witnesses. The Senators are the jury. And the Chief Justice is the Supreme Court is the judge.

[janetjanet998]

The House basically plays the role of the prosecution in a Senate trial. So yes they can call witnesses to testify

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I am not so sure of that.....Don’t the rules have to be created first.....if the majority votes for no witnesses then there will be no witnesses

[JoSixChip]

The House basically plays the role of the prosecution in a Senate trial. So yes they can call witnesses to testify.

But that does not give them the right to breach executive privilege. It would have to go through the courts and in a just world that would require direct first hand evidence. But we all know how roberts and the rest will vote. This is effectively the end of executive privilege.

[FredZarguna]

The Chief Justice *presides*.

He does not play judge, because there are no procedural, statutory, or precedents that he could rule or instruct the jury on.

This is a political process, and the judiciary has nothing but a nominal role to play.