The duty of presiding over presidential impeachment is literally the only job the Constitution gives the Chief Justice. Article III doesn't even mention a Chief Justice.https://twitter.com/gabrielmalor/status/1223014910738739200 …
Very limited, though. He can't overrule the majority.
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He could try, but that would lack any legitimation. But he can intervene in a tie. As somebody suggested, in that circumstance, he might even ask for briefs. She’s not being a hack, although she is being blunt—she’s asking him to consider what discretion he has.
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That's not at all what she said.
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