John Roberts refusal to sit for Trump impeachment trial sparks concerns

Chief Justice John Roberts refusal to preside over former President Donald Trump s second impeachment trial is raising questions about whether he views the first-of-its-kind proceedings as constitutional.

The Supreme Court has been declining to comment when reached by The Post, as well as other outlets, on why its top jurist will not take part in the historic trial.

Speaking to MSNBC s The Rachel Maddow Show on Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) revealed that Roberts did not want to take part in the trial.

The Constitution says the chief justice presides for a sitting president, the top-ranking senator said. So it was up to John Roberts whether he wanted to preside with a president who is no longer sitting, Trump, and he doesn t want to do it.

Roberts has not offered any comment on his role in a second impeachment trial since the House of Representatives voted in favor of taking the matter to trial in the Senate earlier this month.

via nypost.com

You could get a former Ch.J. of the Supreme Court to do it, except they’re all dead. Perhaps you could exhume one and get his corpse to preside?