MSNBC Hardball With Chris Matthews December 6, 2019 00:39:00
The senate trial coming up. we're all going to be watching it. it's going to be gavel to gavel on this network and elsewhere. can the republicans turn that into a spectacle? any way that the chief justice if he's ready to do it could limit the actual matters at hand? >> well, he could try. and john roberts who was a wonderful student of mine and who's been a very serious chief justice may view his role as slightly more than ceremonial. you know, bill rendquist who robert clerked for back in the day had these robes and stripes and he was basically playing a role from central casting. he said i ...