Speaker Pelosi: (I love that woman! In a nice sort of a way of course)...is impeaching Donald Trump because she wants to incentivize him to flee Washington DC and make Private Life More Attractive. The thought here is, once he no longer commands the pulpit or the armed forces, his followers the once to breached the Capitol can be rolled up individually. I think up until today, the Speaker's private hope was either the 25th Amendment would be invoked or that Trump would panic, resign and flee, but I guess the President is getting enough mixed messages to induce him to stay put...he may well wish he had resigned ere long though.
Senator McConnell: Wants Trump out of the GOP, but he can afford to take his time about it, if he is convicted in the US Senate after Biden is sworn in, McConnell gets a leg up on tossing Trump out of the party, prevents Trump from running in 2024 and if that slows down the appointment of Biden's Cabinet etc, so much the better.
Both however are banking that the President's freedom of action is severely curtailed, given Trump's penchant for violent whimsy, this remains to be verified. I personally think that if McConnell and his contemptible crew made an effort, they could either compel a resignation or get the 25th Amendment deployed. But at least after years of deliberate senescence the DOJ & FBI are suddenly alarmed but armed wing nut extremism, chasing breachers and warning of new violence. Sadly our current chaos, body count and all, would seem to be the best we can expect over the short term.
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