Democrat Senators running for President should recuse themselves from impeachment trial because of their conflict of interests

Lynne Lechter:
A conflict of interest in a judicial proceeding arises when a trier of fact, either by a judge or a member of the jury pool, has a personal interest in a contested interest that affects or gives the appearance of affecting his public presumptively neutral judgment.  This can arise if one litigant is a relative, business partner, or competitor of the trier of fact. 
The sham impeachment of President Donald J. Trump, just transferred to the United States Senate, is now riddled with egregious and glaringly obvious conflicts of interest.  What is a greater conflict of interest than a presidential contender acting as a juror for an opponent?
Before a trial commences, a jury is selected after a proscribed process and great deliberation of the composition of the jury.  At the onset of jury selection, a process known as voir dire starts jury selection.  Voir dire is French for "to speak the truth."   Litigators take voir dire quite seriously.  The attorneys trying the case, on each side, ask questions of the prospective jurors in an attempt to elicit bias or prejudice that could hurt their case.  Depending on the jurisdiction, the attorneys receive a certain number of juror cuts for cause or prejudice and a certain number of arbitrary cuts.  Skillful voir dire can sometimes predetermine the outcome of a case. 
In the Senate trial, there is no voir dire! 
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Trump's attorneys should make a motion to have them recused.  Since the Presidential candidates would probably rather be campaigning in Iowa they should agree to be recused.

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