Rand is a fool if he believes this. roberts will be there with bells on.
From the landscape, I think Roberts is looking at how this will play out after Trump. You could have various charges drawn up on dead Democratic Presidents (probably even President Jackson, and President Theodore Roosevelt. This would not be limited to just Presidents or judges....it’d extend down to Senators. You could be looking at five or six impeachments per year just being ‘normal’, and the dead folks not having any real ability to defend themselves.
Robert’s view might be....I’ve got a full-time job now....what idiot would sign up for more work with potential charges over retired Presidents/Senators/House members?
Ridiculous 14th amendment argument in this article by some dem operative.
Office is denied to anyone who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the constitution. Giving a speech and encouraging a peaceful protest against a fraudulent election isn’t even close to the definition of insurrection or rebellion.
Moreover, there is no such finding in any court of law or on any signed receipt of amnesty paperwork on which it could be based.
Roberts cannot be there. It specifically states he presides only over a senate trial of the president. Trump is not the president.