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When a chief justice reminded senators in an impeachment trial that they were not jurors

  • Written by Steven Lubet, Williams Memorial Professor of Law, Northwestern University
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fields questions from reporters about an impeachment trial in the Senate, Dec. 10, 2019. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell created a predictable stir when he told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would structure the impending impeachment trial of President Donald Trump...

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