How John Roberts Might Oversee a Senate Impeachment Trial
Chief Justice John Roberts
CNN takes a look back at how Chief Justice William Rehnquist captured unprecedented attention as he presided over the Senate trial of a president, a role that would fall to Chief Justice John Roberts if the U.S. House were to impeach President Donald Trump and a Senate trial were launched.
“The magnitude of an impeachment trial for a US president — only two have been held in US history — is underscored by the Constitution’s specific mention that the chief justice presides,” writes CNN’s Joan Biskupic.