# What powers are retained by the President during impeachment?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 23, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-powers-are-retained-by-the-president-during-impeachment/840721 "2019-09-23T19:49:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-powers-are-retained-by-the-president-during-impeachment/840721/41 "2019-09-27T16:16:36Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Rule IV only has the CJ presiding over a Senate trial for a VP “upon whom the powers and duties of the President shall have devolved,” not if he or she is simply serving as VP: [impeachment | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/background/impeach/senaterules.pdf)

You’re absolutely right. Not enough coffee yet. In a trial of the VP Rule IX would be controlling. Basically the Senate chooses the Presiding Officer (as a committee chair) or could choose to have the VP preside.

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