How Long Will Republicans Tolerate Trump’s Lawlessness?
There’s only so much Democrats can do about the president’s increasingly bold misconduct.
Above the law?
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
I was going to write today about how House Democrats are handling the impeachment question. But the truth is, it’s largely irrelevant. As long as Republicans are united in opposition, President Donald Trump will stay in office. That’s not to say that there aren’t bad and worse choices for Democrats, but they’re not the ones who have the real decision to make.
Because the truth at this point is pretty obvious: If they could be assured of even a smattering of Republican votes, Democrats would almost certainly impeach the president. If they had enough votes to ensure his removal in the Senate, you could remove that “almost” – Trump would be gone very rapidly. It’s all up to the Republicans.