How do you have an impeachment trial without a judge?

[Camp]

Would be nice to have a special council to determine the legality and process for what they want to follow against a former President.

Maybe Mueller is available.

Study it until summer of 2022 and then come to no conclusion.

[gooddad409]

@Camp

I think Roberts bowing out will leave Pierre Delecto (Romney) as the lone R to possibly vote against Trump. Maybe Murkowski…That is it.

It is a poison pill already.

Leahy can barely function…two years older than Sleepy Joe.

Trump may not even run again. I can’t imagine why a 78 year old Trump
would want the nonstop abuse the dems and fake media heaped on him for 4 years. He may not even be in good health by then.

I’m just saying a vote to convict him would split the party. Vote against the dems, let them take a huge hit politically and then let the voters decide as to who they want to nominate.

A rino/swamp style gop nominee will not win even in the best of times.
(Romney/McCain examples come to mind)

A nominee that espouses the Trump Policies would be great…in my mind anyway.

[zantax]

@Camp

I think Roberts bowing out will leave Pierre Delecto (Romney) as the lone R to possibly vote against Trump. Maybe Murkowski…That is it.

It is a poison pill already.

Leahy can barely function…two years older than Sleepy Joe.

Rand Paul is going to force a vote on whether it is constitutional, good for him.

So, if that vote indicates there is no way they will get a conviction, should they continue to waste time?

[gooddad409]

Nope. But they(dems) will. The hate has clouded their “thinking”.

[Camp]

Trump should call them to the Office of the Former President and scold them for their lack of integrity.

[FloridaYankee]

@Camp

I am good with this.

Trump drives his political opponents to a level that is unhealthy and I don’t want to have him run for this reason.

Trump Doctrine is good and important and needs a new political leader to move it forward.

President Trump changed after the campaign and the loss. He did NOT have the read the room savvy that he had when he entered office. At first Trump didn’t need to give up his billionaire lifestyle and donated his paycheck…then he flooded supporters for donations to fight an impossible legal challenge to the vote results to stay in a place he didn’t really want.

RULING he can never hold office concerns me that it may become a challenge to overcome. Proving he caused an insurrection is problematic and then the venue does not support the traditional legal checks and balances.

Keeping 5000 NG (Trump Supporters mostly) around until April for the show…not nice, not healing.

Better to let Trump be his own worse enemy.

This is just getting more bizarre.

It’s not about the politics with me. It is and has always been about the damage he causes.

[gooddad409]

@Camp

Trump should call them to the Office of the Former President and scold them for their lack of integrity.

Or appeal to the America Last “prez”?

A waste of time of course.

[pam95650]

Well it seems as though none of those who are supposed to be at the hearing gives a ■■■■■

[Axxowiz]

One doesn’t need a trial or crystal ball to see the final count of the vote.

[WuWei]

@BlueHeron

He is impeached.

Yes, I should have been more accurate.

[WuWei]

@WorldWatcher

@Snow96

This is about if this an impeachment of the president.

This is where you are off track.

The impeachment is of Donald J. Trump. Joseph R. Biden is the current President.
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What is the authority for the Senate to try Donald J. Trump?

[Samm]

@Snow96

@PurpnGold

It’s not a court

Your right . . . BUT they MUST follow the constitution:

When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside:

Constitution is clear. They are holding an impeachment trial on the president. The Chief Justice SHALL preside. He doesn’t have a choice, neither does the senate in who presides.

But Biden is the President and he’s not on trial. The House Indictment has its remedy … the trial is moot.

[Samm]

@WuWei

@sikofit

@Snow96

How can you hold a tril for a non president in the senate

Sit back and watch

Illegitimate. They have screwed this all up. And Roberts gets off yet again.

He may be the worst “Cheif” in history.

Regardless of your opinion of him, Roberts has no authority to tell the Senate that they can’t hold their show trial. He’s probably as amused by the whole thing as you are.

[biggestal99]

@Snow96

How can you hold a tril for a non president in the senate?

Easy to,remove his ability to run again.

It’s one of the components of the senate trial.

Allan

[Samm]

No actually, it’s not. If it were to happen, it would essentially a condition to be added to his sentence of removal from office if convicted.

[biggestal99]

@Samm

removal from office if convicted.

It’s a separate vote.

There have been cases where the impeached was convicted and not disqualified.

Allan

[zantax]

@biggestal99

@Samm

removal from office if convicted.

It’s a separate vote.

There have been cases where the impeached was convicted and not disqualified.

Allan

Except now we know in advance he won’t be convicted.

[Snow96]

@biggestal99

Easy to,remove his ability to run again.

It’s one of the components of the senate trial.

You didn’t get it.

Roberts says he doesn’t have to appear.

Constitution says Chief justice SHALL be there for impeachment of the president
The article of impeachment is for the president.

So if the Chief justice is NOT presiding . . . what office are the holding the impeachment and removal from?

[biggestal99]

@zantax

Except now we know in advance he won’t be convicted.

Lol. It’s a political trial. Everyone knows why it is being held.

Even you.

Allan

[biggestal99]

@Snow96

So if the Chief justice is NOT presiding . . . what office are the holding the impeachment and removal from?

Disqualification from running again.

It’s in the constitution.

Allan