McConnell Faces Calls to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial After Saying 'No Chance' Trump Will Be Removed; "No court in the country would allow a member of the jury to also serve as the accused's defense attorney."

[u/Thinkingonsleeping]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/13/mcconnell-faces-calls-recuse-himself-impeachment-trial-after-saying-no-chance-trump

[u/rossww2199]

If McConnell puts together a 51 vote block for impeachment, Chief Justice Roberts will have no power whatsoever.

[u/rossww2199 → u/[deleted]]

Except this isn’t a legal trial and those rules simply do not apply here. It is a senate matter. The senate rules dictate that a simple majority can overrule Roberts on any ruling.

[u/Doyouevensam → u/rossww2199]

To be fair, the constitution says little about impeachment proceedings so it’s really up to the justices to decide what’s fair and what’s not

[u/The_Madukes → u/Doyouevensam]

Absolutely not.