The Real Possibility of Trump's Impeachment
PHOTO: President Donald Trump.
If Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterms of 2018, the 'Trump Train' for his Presidency is headed for a very deep abyss. And trust us, it won't just be a slight derailment.
Assuming Democrats are able to assume power of the House of Representatives of the United States with a slight majority, it's almost clear-cut right now that impeachment talks are almost fully likely to commence and cause disruption.
If Dems win the House and the Senate of the US, it'd be considered an extreme and major swap of power in current American politics. They may freeze virtually any attempt by the Trump presidency and government to pass any of their campaign promises, of which may inevitably end with Trump's loss in 2020. But how would it effect the potential impeachment if Dems win the Senate?
How a President is impeached
The president of the United States, if he has committed any of the constitutionally-proclaimed 'unlawful' and 'misdemeanor' acts deemed impeachable by numerous government officials, can be brought against for impeachment trails in the House of Representatives. A House rep must introduce articles of impeachment.
For a President to be 'theoretically' impeached, which has only happened twice in America's long history (Andrew Jackson and Bill Clinton); he must be voted out by a majority of the House of Representatives. If Dems during the 2018 midterms win the House over; it's likely Trump can be theoretically impeached.
However, a theory-impeached leader can still run the country (like Bill Clinton... and Andrew Jackson). For a President of the USA to be fully impeached and removed from power, which would be considered full-impeachment, he must be voted out by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Senate members.
That means that unless Democrats can get two-thirds of the Senate, which would be politically correct to call virtually impossible, Trump won't be easily impeached from the Senate should non-hard evidence be shown to the members. If the Special Counsel and Mueller's team manage to convince Republicans to turn against Trump; they may just be able to pull off, for the first time in US history, a full-impeachment.
You might be thinking... What about Nixon?!
Nixon was not impeached by the House of Representatives, n'or the Senate of the United States. His crimes had been strongly condemned by his very own party; with a huge majority of American politicians announcing their denouncement of the President. It's likely he was the closest ever leader of the US to be impeached by the House and then later the Senate; which would fully remove him from presidency.
However, Nixon later resigned amid the major crisis looming over his presidency. He is also known as the only president to have ever resigned from office.