Roberts the turncoat has no choice, he must preside. There was a SCOTUS decision back in the 90's that specifies, it must be the Chief Justice, and nobody else. Not an Associate Justice, and not a President of the Senate.
That was back though when the rule of law actually meant something. Just sayin'.
I honestly don't know what to think anymore.
SCOTUS not even bothering to hear the election case hit me like a ton of bricks.
The latest with McConnell, Pence, and McCarthy, kind of threw me as well, though I should have expected as much really, BUT you would think that out of respect for Trump who helped them all politically they'd at least bid him farewell.