With Republicans increasingly confident they have the votes to block any additional testimony that could delay the trial, the mild-mannered jurist sitting as presiding officer has emerged as Democrats' last hope.
and inquired further – even deposing Monica Lewinsky in the Clinton trial of 1999.
From an institutional standpoint, it depends on the institution. Roberts' goal is to protect the integrity of the judiciary and his court, not the Congress; he has challenged the president on that issue, contending the country does not have"I don’t think John Roberts is responsible for the Senate as an institution," Gerhardt said."I think that John Roberts is responsible for his role within this process. There’s an institutional role for him, but I think it’s a very small one.
Thus it was that Roberts was forced to read a question about himself Thursday, written by Sen.
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