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kentuck

(111,051 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2020, 11:10 AM Jan 2020

What happens if there is a 50/50 vote...?

..to call witnesses?

Does the CJ break the tie?

That would mean that 3 Republicans would vote with Democrats, if they all vote for witnesses?

This is probably a more likely scenario than getting 4 Republicans to vote with Democrats?

If the lawyers argued that there was "executive privilege", the CJ could make a ruling on that . However, it would be subject to an over-ride by a simple majority.

What does it look like from your perspective?