Herein truly lies the problem that I've seen. When and if impeachment goes to the Senate, it is Roberts what will conduct the trial. Roberts; the Bushie liberal friend. At that point, I truly don't see much hope for Trump not being removed. You can bet that all kinds of people are wanting to be his bestie right now.
The article states that Roberts won't want to draw attention to himself. I absolutely disagree. He will love going down in the history books as one who either saves one of the most popular Presidents in history or one who took him down. Any bets?
How Chief Justice John Roberts would lead the Senate impeachment trialThe last time an American president was impeached, the chief justice of the United States — who presides over the Senate trial portion of an impeachment — drew attention mostly because of the four gold stripes on each sleeve of his black robe.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 74 years old at the time, largely kept a low profile in 1999 during the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. But the gold stripes — which Rehnquist had added a few years prior under the inspiration of “Iolanthe,†a comic opera written in 1882 by Gilbert and Sullivan — drew attention.
If and when President Trump is impeached by the House in the coming weeks, and the Senate begins an impeachment trial, current Chief Justice John Roberts will likely seek to attract less attention than his predecessor.
“Under the Constitution he has to be there for it, but I think at every turn he will look for ways to have as small a footprint as possible,†said Adam White, director of the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University...................
https://www.yahoo.com/news/how-chief-justice-john-roberts-would-lead-the-senate-impeachment-trial-175615081.html
