The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) S2021 E25
dw99 4 points 3 years ago*.

Not accurate. The chief justice presides when the POTUS is tried, but djt is no longer the POTUS.

Per Roll Call (an established and well-regarded nonpartisan publication that covers Congress, including procedure): “The president pro tempore [of the Senate] presides over impeachment trials when the individual impeached is not the current president.”

kezam -2 points 3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)

I read the article it still does not establish if its legal or not because it has not been done to someone already out of office just that it would come up