On the first full day of the impeachment proceedings, which tipped into the early morning hours of the next, Chief Justice John Roberts admonished the parties to display more civility. He disliked the bandying about of “treacherous,” “lies,” and “cover-up.” It was not the sort of argument appropriately made to the world’s “greatest deliberative body.” “Remember where you are,” Roberts concluded.The chief justice seem to have had some effect on the chamber. By and large, except for a few additional rough patches of rhetoric, the proceedings were generally orderly and the conduct restrained. One performance stood out, however: that of …read more
Source:: The Atlantic
