Does Scotus even have any authority over this, other than the Chief Justice overseeing the Senate portion?
The Constitution gives the House sole authority to impeach; right, wrong, or indifferent. I'm certainly not happy with how this is all playing out, but let's not try to reinvent the Constitution to suit our needs, as that is what liberals do.
At this stage, it's all up to the Pubbies in the Senate, which should worry all of us.
Yep.
I doubt any GOP will defect, though. But they could very well do screwy things for attention. They won’t remove Trump but they know the Brown Shirt Media is hovering like vultures just waiting for a Mitt or Collins to give them a great sound bite.