If trump resigned due to "health reasons", and Pence became president, what would happen with the

[still_one]

impeachment process?

[Moostache]

1. Pardon on all counts and Trump skates..

BUT...state charges in New York are NOT pardonable...

[NewJeffCT]

2. They would still need to continue the investigation process

maybe under the guise of just an investigation into the Extortion Scandal?

[still_one]

5. That sounds likely to me

[NewJeffCT]

8. Of course, if Democrats win back the Senate

they could have a joint select committee to investigate all the crimes of Trump - appoint their own special prosecutor (like Watergate, IranContra and Ken Staff) instead of the much weaker Special Counsel like Mueller

[hlthe2b]

3. Impeachment inquiries on Trump would end; however Congress could still

investigate issues associated with Trump and his administration in order to craft legislation to affect change for future Presidents and administrations--e.g., administration failure to appear when subpoenaed, failure to adhere to the Hatch Act, issues associated with Trump and emoluments. None of this would directly affect Trump, but could expose a lot of what he's tried to hide.

Obviously, they could impeach others, including Pence, but unlikely at that juncture IMO.

[catrose]

4. I hope it would continue, but with Pence the focus. Full Disclosure: Just my dream.

[RockRaven]

10. JUST your DREAM perhaps... but also NOT just YOUR dream.

And with various witnesses testifying about how much Pence knew and was involved, it is perhaps not a dream at all.

[dflprincess]

6. On the bright side

New York State could indict Trump as could the SDNY, but the state might have the better case. Added bonus: if Pence were to become president, he couldn't pardon convictions for state crimes.

[RockRaven]

7. Is it not possible to impeach someone already out of office? I ask b/c the punishment can include

prohibiting ever holding further federal office, if I'm not mistaken. If resignation makes impeachment impossible, then that penalty would be impossible to enact, if the about-to-be-impeached party simply resigned once the writing was on the wall.

[still_one]

9. Yup

[Raven123]

11. Need to determine if crimes were committed and whether communications violated protocol

GOP was obsessed over Clinton’s email server as a possible security risk. Time to identify and address the clear breaches in this administration.