Why Trump Impeachment Could Be a Nightmare for Chief Justice; Recusal Rumblings Heard
If the U.S. House of Representatives impeaches President Trump, that would put John Roberts, a man known for his temperance and modest view of judicial power, in an uncomfortable place: at the direct center of a bitter political battle, reports Time magazine.
If the impeachment goes through the House, then the Senate will conduct the trial, with the chief justice of the United States overseeing the proceedings.
That eventuality, reports Time, “would force him to engage very publicly in helping determine the fate of the president who has called him an ‘absolute disaster.'”
The Washington Times reports that the prospect of Roberts presiding over the proceedings has caused rumblings in Washington that the chief justice should recuse himself.
