Trump is going to face trial in the Senate starting Tuesday. Justice John Roberts swore every single Senator to impartiality. What a waste of his time. If I had any illusions that any of the GOP Senators would vote to remove Trump, I despaired at Rachel Maddow's reminder tonight that Vice President Mike Pence is also implicated in the Ukraine scandal. Of course, that was already well-known by anyone with even a passing interest in politics. But Lev Parnas affirmed it.
The third in line to the presidency is the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. Republicans will never, ever make her the president for even a single lame-duck year.
All the GOP Senators know that their careers depend on Trump beating the rap. Which of us, when given a choice between saving our jobs or making a fair verdict wouldn't choose saving our jobs? Or at least revise our definitions of fairness and impartiality?
Not that I have sympathy for anyone who's put themselves in that dilemma. If the GOP weren't so pro-corruption now they wouldn't find themselves voting for corruption. They wouldn't be voting to put Trump beyond reach of any justice or oversite.
If Trump is still running the country in another month, expect his corruption to increase and his behavior to deteriorate. According to Barbara Res, who ran the Trump Organization for years, "Once he gets through this, and he probably will, he will exact revenge on a lot of people." (The quote is her last line in the linked video).
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