As the mayor watched Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding, she wondered what the trial “will do for him in thinking about a very divided court.”
By Lynn Sweet Jan 24, 2020, 7:10pm CST
As chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts presides at the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Here. he taps the gavel Friday for a dinner break. Chicago Mayor Lori
Lightfoot, who attended the trial Friday, said of Roberts: “I have to wonder, when he bears witness to the entirety of this trial and as somebody who cares deeply about the institutions of government, by all accounts, what that will do for him in thinking about a very divided court.” Screenshot from Senate television feed.
WASHINGTON — Mayor Lori Lightfoot attended the Democrats’ closing arguments in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial on Friday, watching technically as a former federal prosecutor and politically as someone whose top national priority is to replace Trump in the White House.
“My old trial lawyer instincts certainly kicked in as soon as I was in there and watching Justice Roberts,” Lightfoot told me after she emerged from the Senate gallery, referring to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, presiding over the trial.
Lightfoot said she “paid attention to the former prosecutors” — Democratic senators Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota; Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein, California; and Patrick Leahy, Vermont.
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She also closely observed Roberts.
“I have to wonder, when he bears witness to the entirety of this trial and as somebody who cares deeply about the institutions of government, by all accounts, what that will do for him in thinking about a very divided court.
“What will he do both as an individual, but also as the chief judge to think about ways in which the Supreme Court can be the adults in the room, if you will?”
Friday was the last of three days the House impeachment managers had been allotted to argue for Trump’s removal from office — unlikely, since Republicans are sticking together.
On Saturday, Trump’s defense presents opening arguments. In contrast to marathon Democratic presentations, his legal team told reporters Friday to “expect a short day tomorrow.”
& for what good reason was she doing in DC? Apparently she must think her mere presence will help tilt the tide against Trump. If I was there I'd of hung a banner from thegallery that said " TRUMP 2020! Let's Do It Again"
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It wouldn't make a pimple on Donald's ass.
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Maybe "Federal Partners" can charge the gun offenders in Federal Court and there will be a resulting decrease in the increase of shootings.
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