[cowboyusa]

Illegal. The Constitution says the CJ must preside. Clear case at SCOTUS.

[livius]

Roberts refused, believe it or not.

[COBOL2Java]

Illegal. The Constitution says the CJ must preside. Clear case at SCOTUS.

"Constitution? We don' need no stinkin' Constitution!"

[cgbg]

What is this “Constitution” you speak of?—didn’t it get banned?...something about dead white slaveholders I think....

[American Infidel]

Illegal. The Constitution says the CJ must preside. Clear case at SCOTUS.

They are trying to have it both ways by "impeaching" a private citizen. The maximum 'sentence' for a guilty verdict in an impeachment trial is removal from office (Article I, Section III of the Constitution) How do you remove a private citizen from office?

The constitution also states that when the President of the United States is tried, the chief justice of the Supreme Court shall preside as you pointed out.

They will try to say that since Trump is not currently the POTUS, that there is no need to have the chief justice of SCOTUS presiding.

This is political theater at its worst, but the media will present it as the most important legal proceeding in our nation's history.

They are absolutely agitating for a hot civil war so they can move forward with usurping the 2A.

[Trumplican]

“Illegal. The Constitution says the CJ must preside. Clear case at SCOTUS.”

I don’t think the Constitution matters to commies on the left.

[upchuck]

Illegal. The Constitution says the CJ must preside. Clear case at SCOTUS.

Close, but no cigar.

Article 1, Section 3 paragraph 6 says:

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

If they are trying a non-sitting president, the CJ does not have to preside.

[Freedom56v2]

Illegal. The Constitution says the CJ must preside. Clear case at SCOTUS.
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[richardtavor]

Roberts said not legit so he doesn’t need to reside. Trump did not know he was on double secret probation and could be kicked off campus. Dean Worker is presiding.

[Kevmo]

I think they know that any cj worth more than a nickel of salt is gonna dismiss the case in the first 2 minutes because there’s no such thing as removal of an Ex-president.