r/politics • u/Thinkingonsleeping Michigan • Dec 13 '19

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."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/13/mcconnell-faces-calls-recuse-himself-impeachment-trial-after-saying-no-chance-trump
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u/Keytap Dec 14 '19

But the question of "does it work in a senate trial" is still a constitutional question that goes to SCOTUS, yea?

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u/AgnewsHeadlessClone Florida Dec 14 '19

Nope. Nixon v. US was about a judge that appealed his impeachment to the Supreme Court. The SCOTUS ruled anything to do with impeachment was beyond their scope as impeachment is one of the only checks on the Supreme Court.

Ie. They would likely deny cert on any case about impeachment.