(NPR) Sen. Patrick Leahy To Preside Over Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial

Sen. Patrick Leahy To Preside Over Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial








Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will president over former President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, a Senate source says.



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Sen. Patrick Leahy To Preside Over Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial






Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will not take on the role for the trial that begins the week of Feb. 8, a source says. A chief justice presides only when a sitting president is on trial.