Rather than impeach, this is my guess about what will go down.

[MoonRiver]

Based upon unending demented tweets and other idiocies from orange, the Repub PTB will quietly approach the family and then force orange to resign. It will be painless, the trumpanzees will sympathize, and Pence, the one they REALLY want, will be installed. This is a horrible scenario, but one I think will come to pass.

[duffyduff]

1. They can invoke the provisions of the 25th amendment about succession.

They don't even need the family's consent to do it.

[MoonRiver]

3. They need the family to convince him to peacefully resign.

Otherwise, he will be like a bull in a china store, and incite his moronic teabag followers.

[duffyduff]

9. I say let it happen. Jeff Zucker of CNN must be salivating at the prospect. n/t

[niyad]

24. The Surprisingly Easy Way to Get Rid of Donald Trump The Resistance with Keith Olbermann GQ

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[shraby]

2. He'll sink himself when he takes money from foreign entities cause he didn't blind trust his stuff

and runs smack dab into the emoluments clause.

[greymattermom]

5. So who would enforce that?

The Senate? Not likely.
A Federal judge? Then he will appeal to his newly named Supreme Court.

[Blanks]

7. The house will threaten to impeach...

And tell him that they have the votes in the senate.

He's bad for the republican brand, as bad as Nixon. The press has just given him a pass.

Once they (the press) break a story about a business conflict and keep reporting on it, the republicans will kick his ass to the curb.

All this is good for ratings, that's why the press just goes along.

[duffyduff]

10. The whole party is bad for the party.

Just wait until they even TRY to mess with veterans, seniors, and others with real power in this country.

They will then realize they have NO mandate to do anything.

[virgogal]

29. I'm a senior.

You think we have real power?

Think again.

[Blanks]

34. They'll be spending all of their time...

Blaming everything on Obama and the democrats. They don't actually do anything other than that.

There is a lot of talk about them cutting benefits and that, but that requires them getting off of their asses and working.

We will see.

[RonniePudding]

32. All of that sounds great

But who would be in charge of prosecuting that case both literally and figuratively? I have zero faith in Trump's DOJ which is soon to be overrun with Putinites. The Congress? Republicans always fall in line. I see a whole lot of potential legal problems with that pig, but the getting from A to B part of it is the struggle for me.

[lillypaddle]

4. Trump will NEVER peacefully resign

EVER.

[In_The_Wind]

6. And, that's the truth.

[Bucky]

8. Yup, too stubborn to give it up, too lazy to do the job.

Too stupid to notice that all his lieutenants are going to be looting the country as much as he is.

[In_The_Wind]

23. In 68 years I have never been as worried as I am now. Woe is me.

[Cracklin Charlie]

31. I think I would even accept Pence at this point.

At least he doesn't seem completely insane.

[RonniePudding]

33. He'd be easy to pick off in 2020 IMO

Milqutoast, garden variety GOP holy roller with email problems of his own.

[Bucky]

36. We can weather this storm. It's bad but it doesn't have to be fatal to democracy.

We can take it. We just have to stick together.

[duffyduff]

11. Doesn't matter. The party can invoke the 25th amendment. n/t

[Ace Rothstein]

20. If they do that then their base will lose their collective mind.

[MoonRiver]

22. "They" will frame it to be the orange is disabled, and it is sooooo sad, but what can one do?

[Bucky]

35. We're in uncharted waters. We just have to organize, cling to our Constitution & communities

and fight like hell every time they try some new fuckery.

We can get through this, but it's gonna get ugly. It's gonna be long long four years.

[muntrv]

16. And the repuke legislature will never regulate him.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

27. YUP

[KittyWampus]

12. The Tweets are part of their strategy at this point. They're the perfect distraction.

It won't be the tweets. Since the tweets help Trump/Bannon and Republicans by making an informational smokescreen.

[MoonRiver]

13. I didn't say it would just be the tweets. eom

[loyalsister]

19. I don't understand why people are at all surprised by the tweets

This is a guy whose sense of reasoning has been consumed by his ego. He ran for president and plans to take office without the required skills, knowledge, or interest to do the job.

The real scandal about his candidacy should have been his lack of preparedness and unwillingness to learn. Not to mention his lack of experience.

One thing I hope to see finally put to rest is the idea that a business mogul would make a good president.

[Maeve]

14. That assumes there ARE Repub PTB

I'm not sure there are any. Not with guts and/or standing to do so.

[kimbutgar]

15. What would happen if Twitter was taken down by hackers ?

Since he won't meet with th press how will he communicate his idocacy?

[MoonRiver]

17. He won't.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. Trump flees in the middle of the night to Rostov on Don, Russia.

[Txbluedog]

21. I agree completely

For now he's very useful to them, they get to enact their agenda while he distracts with his childish behavior. As, sociopathic as the republicans are they know that he will eventually hurt their chances of keeping power. Once they have no use for him, they will get rid of him.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

25. Persuade him to peacefully resign?

That won't happen.

[TygrBright]

26. This was the plan from the day after the nomination was clinched. n/t

[JimBeard]

28. More and more people have come to the same realization as you and I.

[mrmpa]

30. I personally would like to see Trump gone before January 20...........

Pence would not become President, because he was not elected to that position. I'm not sure what would happen but it would be fun to watch.

[Bucky]

37. Paul Ryan, probably, if it's not Pence.

There are no good options.

[BlueStater]

40. Yes, Pence would become president.

The 20th Amendment states that if the President-elect is unable to take office for whatever reason before his or her inauguration, the VP-elect will be inaugurated in their place.

[gollygee]

38. He has tons of conflicts of interest

He can be removed due to that. Or they can threaten him and get him to resign. I'm sure Trump isn't the one they want, but yes they'll be happy with Pence.

[Generator]

39. Nah they'll let the country burn to the ground

before ceding one inch of power. They don't care that he's a sociopath. They don't care that neo Nazi's are in the White House. They will use him up getting as much power and favors and money to enrich themselves and maybe if we are lucky before he starts a nuclear war or the country is in actual flames, they will install Pence. It will be a long few years waiting. BEST CASE scenario at least from the cons. (Romney is eating dinner with a sociopath he knows is a sociopath-none of them-none of them care about anything more than their own personal power)