As House impeachment managers on Wednesday sought to brand former President Trump as the “inciter in chief,” the scope of Trump’s free speech rights took on a central focus.Lead manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), seeking to preempt one of Trump’s...
Trump impeachment trial lawyer David Schoen argued that Chief Justice John Roberts’s absence from presiding over the Senate trial created a conflict of interest for Democrats that has effectively eroded Trump’s rights as a defendant.Roberts’s...
The first day of former President Trump’s second impeachment trial on Tuesday is likely to be dominated by a question that has sharply divided Republicans and legal scholars: whether Congress’s impeachment power extends to former presidents.In...
When former President Trump’s second impeachment trial gets underway on Tuesday, the Senate proceedings will differ from what typically unfolds in a courtroom.Court trials largely stick to a standard, uniform script. By contrast, the framers of the...
Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday thanked the Senate for helping him carry out his duties as the presiding officer in President Trump's impeachment trial.Roberts described his role as one with “ill-defined responsibilities in an unfamiliar...
President Trump’s acquittal at the end of his Senate trial could set a new bar for future impeachment trials, according to experts and historians interviewed by The Hill.Trump’s acquittal, which is expected to take place on Wednesday, was largely...
Chief Justice John Roberts appears to have emerged unscathed from President Trump's impeachment trial, despite a fiercely partisan proceeding.Americans will not soon forget the bitterness that characterized the trial and likely acquittal next week,...
Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday said he would not cast any tie-breaking votes in the event of a 50-50 vote on motions in President Trump’s impeachment trial.Roberts, the trial’s presiding officer, said he believes he lacks the authority to cast...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced a seemingly awkward dynamic into the impeachment proceedings when she asked if Republicans’ likely refusal to allow new witnesses in President Trump’s Senate trial would diminish trust in the...
A majority of registered voters say Chief Justice John Roberts should rule in favor of motions to allow new witnesses at President Trump’s impeachment trial, according to a new poll from a liberal advocacy group.More than twice as many respondents...
