So Donald Trump was impeached...again. For trying to subvert American elections...again.
There is some question as to whether the Senate will hold a trial for him. They will. McConnell slow walking the trial actually works for me.
First, Trump is on a choke collar. With several Republican Senators at least theoretically open to convicting, he has to be on his best boy behavior these next few days. We are really just counting down the days until Biden takes the oath. We just have to limp over that line without Trump burning everything down. This helps.
Second, if the trial happens after Warnock and Ossoff have their elections certified, Schumer is the one who sets the rules. There is precedent for judges and officials who have resigned and then been impeached under a simple majority vote, preventing them from holding office again. Schumer could say that they are following that precedent or he could strike a deal so that enough Republicans boycott the trial to reach the 2/3rd present to convict. Every Senator believes they should be president, and that means that "boycotting" the trial means that Trump can't run in 2024 and opens the door to seize his mantle.
I hear the arguments that Democrats should welcome Trump running in 2024, but I'm no longer interested in taking that risk.
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