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The Trump Presidency | |||||||||
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Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess | |||||||||
| Sen. Rand Paul storms out of Senate to tweet after Chief Justice John Roberts declines to read his question a second time Images via Screengrab. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) stopped watching the Senate trial of President Donald Trump on Thursday after Chief Justice John Roberts refused to read his question about a government whistleblower. Paul first attempted to ask a question about the whistleblower at the center of the Ukraine scandal on Wednesday and was rebuffed by the chief justice. On Thursday, he vowed to “insist” that his question be asked. But Roberts once again shot down the request. Paul was quickly seen leaving the Senate floor and soon was tweeting. My question today is about whether or not individuals who were holdovers from the Obama National Security Council and Democrat partisans conspired with Schiff staffers to plot impeaching the President before there were formal House impeachment proceedings. — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 30, 2020 NEW: “The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted,” Chief Justice John Roberts said after Sen. Rand Paul submitted a question. Paul left the chamber after Roberts declined to read his question. https://t.co/0E1E6eXYFp pic.twitter.com/fRoPekqKnv — World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) January 30, 2020 Ironically, Chief Justice Roberts has more constitutionally-vested authority to “strike down” a senator’s question during the impeachment trial than he does to “strike down” legislation. — Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) January 30, 2020 Chief Justice Roberts just proved he is not a potted plant. He correctly used his authority to not out the whistleblower at Rand Paul’s request. So please let’s not hear he can not settle other disputes that are just over the horizon. He can and must. — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 30, 2020 Chief Justice Roberts says he declines to read the question from @RandPaul “as submitted.” Paul had said he intended to submit the whistleblower’s name to have it read into the record. — margaret brennan (@margbrennan) January 30, 2020 | |||||||||