'Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!' Ritual and 18th century language evoke history at Senate impeachment trial:
Some of the first words spoken on Thursday could have come from a town crier.
The same words were spoken, the same way, in 1999 at President Bill Clinton's trial, and before that, in 1868, at the trial of President Andrew Johnson.Rep. Adam Schiff reads articles of impeachment to the Senate at the Capitol, Jan. 16, 2020.Also on Thursday, in keeping with the same rules governing those previous such trials, the Senate floor was opened so the lead House manager, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
In this image from video, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., swears in Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as the presiding officer for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Senate at the Capitol, Jan. 16, 2020.The oath taken by Chief Justice John Roberts -- who then administered the same to senators - is spelled out in Senate rules and dates back to the late 1700s.
In this image from video, presiding officer Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the Capitol, Jan. 16, 2020., now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws: So help me God,” it reads.
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