https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/01/26/can-rand-paul-derail-senate-trial-begins/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 08:50:18 -0400<![CDATA[Almost certainly the answer is no, but Rand Paul can take all of the suspense out of it. Senate Republicans have begun rallying around a constitutional argument that the upper chamber lacks jurisdiction to try private citizens, even if impeached while in federal office. Heavy con-law hitters like Jonathan Turley, Alan Dershowitz, and J. Michael Luttig have provided them with ammunition for opposing any trial of Donald Trump.]]>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:20:44 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/01/26/can-rand-paul-derail-senate-trial-begins-n366184