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In reply to the discussion: "The Senate won't remove him" - why this is a pathetically weak argument [View all]JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)Suppose the Senate finally sees that Trump has turned into a huge detriment and decides they want him out as badly as we do. What then?
Trump is removed from office and then Pence becomes president. Not only does Pence's 2020 campaign win back most of the never-Trumpers and an even more enthusiastic evangelical following thereby winning re-election, but very likely he'll pull a Jerry Ford and pardon Trump before the jerk is convicted and sent to the big house for any of a thousand crimes.
So our chances of taking back the White House and ensuring Trump sees justice are greatly diminished, while Trump probably moves to Russia, where Putin rewards him by making him a new and upcoming oligarch.
So, that said, yeah, impeaching Trump without removal is very much to our advantage.