.MaddowBlog: As impeachment process advances, it’s not just Pres. Trump who’s on trial.
On Dec. 18, the U.S. House impeached Donald Trump, at which point speculation shifted from the south side of the Capitol to the north side. By constitutional mandate, it would be up to the U.S. Senate to hold an impeachment trial, and the institution’s members would have to decide whether to bring Trump’s presidency to a premature end.
Last week, as the House prepared to send the articles of impeachment to the upper chamber, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler echoed the message: “The Senate is on trial as well as the president.” The proposal also suggests that none of the evidence collected as part of the House’s impeachment inquiry will be admitted automatically. Instead, according to the text, the Senate will vote later on whether to admit any documents.
But it’s the blueprint itself that’s extraordinary. Breaking with the model embraced by senators during Bill Clinton’s 1999 impeachment trial, McConnell envisions an expedited model in which the proceedings are crammed into a couple of days, which raises the prospect of senators hearing arguments late in the evening – given Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ day job, proceedings aren’t expected to begin until the afternoons – when most Americans won’t hear them.
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