How will Trump go?

[Jacob]

Still need 2/3 to convict in the Senate. Not going to happen.

Right. Yeah that's a non starter.

[Eddie Teach]

I'm still hoping that a lot of Republicans are happy to kick Trump while he's down, as long as they can be sure that they can kick him to death.  A lot of them are probably horrified at the thought of being held hostage to him indefinitely, just like they have been the last four years.  However, if Republicans do turn on him, they'll only do so if they can do so nearly unanimously.  It will either be 92-7 or Democrats with Mitch again.

You mean Mitt, right?

[DGuller]

Oh, right, it's probably not likely that Mitch McConnell will be the only GOP yes vote.

[Valmy]

If Mitch went along it would provide enough cover to get 2/3rds though.

It doesn't look like Warnock and Ossoff will have their election results confirmed until about the time Biden is sworn in as President so that kind of reduces the odds.

[DGuller]

Mitch doesn't just have to go along, he also has to make sure that few of any Republicans get to grandstand as the one true defender of Trump.  It has to be a near-unanimous denunciation so that no one is left to lead the charge.

[Syt]

Mitch doesn't just have to go along, he also has to make sure that few of any Republicans get to grandstand as the one true defender of Trump.  It has to be a near-unanimous denunciation so that no one is left to lead the charge.

Not going to happen. They're too fearful of of losing the resentful white vote. I mean, over 100 Republican Representatives voted against the certification of the vote. That amount of hostility didn't make it into Congress by accident.

[DGuller]

Probably not, but loss of power can come very suddenly, especially in authoritarian systems (and Trump's power is very authoritarian in nature).  If everyone decides that now is the time to turn on the alpha male, then what was unthinkable yesterday can become inevitable tomorrow.  It's not like Trump has been an asset in elections lately.