Sen. Leahy to Preside Over Impeachment, Not Chief Justice Roberts – By Solange Reyner (Newsmax) / January 25 2021
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the longest-serving Senate Democrat, will preside over former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial instead of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, The Hill reported.
Roberts oversaw Trump’s first impeachment trial in 2020. The U.S. Constitution says the chief justice presides when the person facing trial is the current president of the United States. President Joe Biden was inaugurated last Wednesday.
The House two weeks ago voted to impeach Trump for “incitement of insurrection” after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, leaving five dead.
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