The Rats will act out in order to disrupt the Pub presentation.
After they have accomplished their purpose, both sides will be admonished.
I wish the Republican response started on Monday, not Saturday. CBS, for example, will never preempt college basketball and golf to cover the trial. There will undoubtedly be people who saw the entire prosecution, but will see only part of the defense, at best. Wait until Monday, since the networks have already demonstrated a willingness to preempt regular weekday programming. They would have no excuse to not offer similar coverage to the Republicans.
Yes , Roberts is being very “collegial” as they say. I’ll offer something in the way of a very unlikely, but possible, reason for his actions. I don’t know, but I’ve been told it is customary for presiding judges in situations like this to bend over backwards as the trial progresses in an attempt to show no preference for either side, in the off chance they might have to break a tie. And thus they try to protect their integrity from critics. Perhaps this doesn’t apply in this proceeding, but could explain his demeanor and possibly his misplaced caution in the Obamacare fiasco.