Senate Republicans may prefer a show trial of Joe Biden and his son Hunter to a brief impeachment trial of President Trump. ed_kilgore writes on this potential strategy
Will these men be in the dock rather than Donald Trump? Photo: Getty Images Ever since the House moved decisively toward impeaching the president, the prevailing assumption has been that any Senate trial would be short and peremptory, with acquittal preordained.
It sure sounds like something Trump himself would relish, with his interminable habit of attributing his own sins to his enemies. And among the 53 Republican senators, it’s not surprising there are those who would indulge him: If Republicans moved to call the Bidens during impeachment, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. would likely have the final word. Roberts would oversee a Senate trial and has the power to accept evidence, dismiss the case and direct the proceedings — although he could defer those decisions to senators for a vote or be overruled by them.
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