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The Chief Justice Shall Preside
Article II: Inside Impeachment
English - January 10, 2020 22:25 - 17 minutes - 16.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsPolitics News Government washington nbc news senate political congress government politics news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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After a weeks-long standoff with Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues she plans on holding a vote on the house managers next week before sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts will govern the proceedings.
NBC Justice Correspondent Pete Williams joins Steve Kornacki to talk about the Chief Justice’s role and recalls his time covering former Chief Justice William Rehnquist during the Clinton Senate trial.
Have a question about this stage of impeachment? Ask our host Steve Kornacki: [email protected].
For a transcript, please visit https://www.nbcnews.com/articletwo.
Further Reading:
Pomp, circumstance and silence: How a Senate presidential impeachment trial works