Are there any circumstances where the GOP would impeach Donald Trump?

[kentuck]

I highly doubt it.

In bed with Putin on the "hacking"?

Doctor statement showing he is mentally unbalanced?

Treason?

Another sex story?

Anything?

[madokie]

1. That would be them admitting they fucked up

and I seriously doubt that will do that.

So to answer your question, in my opinion I say there's a snow balls chance in hell they will

Peace
Hope you have a wonderful, or as wonderful of a new year as is possible considering the shit we have coming up

[spanone]

2. No. they do not eat their own.

a 'sex story' would have more republican women supporting him.

[liberal N proud]

3. No chance of that happening

[lapfog_1]

4. There are a few things

If tRump actually starts killing off free trade deals that many corporations support (and expect their republican lackeys to protect).

If tRump actually pushes a budget that includes a huge infrastructure (anyone want a wall on the southern border?) increase in spending without removing some other budget items (ACA, SS, etc).

tRump takes office and reveals that he is, in fact, punking the repukes and is actually in favor of climate science, gay rights, trade reform, tax increases on the wealthy, etc. (zero chance of this)

[Buckeye_Democrat]

14. Yep.

Blocking "corporate welfare" would do it too.

[Auggie]

26. Spot on ...

I'm not holding my breath either.

[uponit7771]

33. +1

[dhol82]

5. Hell, he could machine gun everybody in congress and his supporters would

just cheer and look forward to voting in 'real' Amurricans.

Pathetic.

[0rganism]

24. for some reason, i was reminded of the scene from Mars Attacks

[Pachamama]

28. Loved that movie...

We could probably only be so lucky is Aliens came....unless of course that's what is happening.

Frankly I keep feeling like living in America is for me as if I am one of the humans still left and all the GOP and Trump supporters were taken over by aliens like "Invasion of the Body snatchers"

[dhol82]

32. Looks about right.

[uponit7771]

34. +1, lol... on live TV too...

[harun]

6. They would impeach Trump the minute they think they can get away with it

They would love to have Pence instead of Trump.

[wiggs]

15. Agree. A real possibility, IMO. On the one hand, they could choose to

have four years of embarrassment, questionable adherence to party lines, soaring national debt, media investigations into russian connections, an unpopular mostly unvetted president they'll be hard pressed to defend daily, stupid midnight tweets, conflict of interest financial stories, sex scandals, cabinets run by unqualified billionaires, a CIA that has been publicly discounted, and a president whose inner circle knows he can't do the job. No chance of normal WH behavior. A possible panic wave election against the gop in 2018.

On the other hand, the gop could choose a much less volatile Pence / Ryan administration and rely on normal, tried-and-true media dysfunction to convince the public they are acting in their best interests.

Wonder how much the SCOTUS nomination will affect this choice? Wonder if the dems are smart enough to be negotiating behind the scenes with the goprs and exacting a price for backing the gop? I bet there's a LOT of discussion going on.

[EL34x4]

22. The minute they could go on record as supporting impeachment

and not be primaried by their voters.

In other words, say hello to four years of President Trump.

[uponit7771]

35. +1

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Only if and when he stops being their useful idiot. Then, he will become their fall guy.

[volstork]

29. Correct!

From hero to scapegoat in a NY minute

[bullimiami]

8. Its all a power game. If they see an advantage in it he will be gone.

Unlike Hillary who was an Impeachment looking for a crime.
Trump is a crime looking for an Impeachment.

[unblock]

9. he would have to somehow become seriously unpopular *within the republican party*

so we're pretty much talking viral video of him with a dead girl or a live boy.

vetoing a tax cut or something like that would do it, too, but i can't see that one happening.

[TrishaJ]

10. NOPE.

IOKIYAR.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. NONE, NADA, NULL

[Tom Rinaldo]

12. Of course there is. If their base turned against Trump they would drop him in a nano second

They have Pence on deck and they control Congress. Most of them would prefer a President Pence anyway. If Trump fucked up in the eyes of an overwhelming majority of the public, Republicans would try to get out in front of it to pose as "good government reformers" willing to take down a President of their own party for the good of the nation. Then they would "govern away" to their heart's content. But they won't raise a finger against Trump as long as the Republican base likes him.

[CanonRay]

13. If he tried to investigate Goldman Sachs?

[MineralMan]

16. Probably not, at least not for a long time.

Impeachment requires a majority of the House. Conviction and removal require a 2/3 majority of the Senate. I do not see any possibility of either at this time, no matter what is made public.

[Buns_of_Fire]

17. Groping Paul Ryan's wife might do it. nt

[crazycatlady]

18. BJ in the oval office?

[EL34x4]

23. Only if he were giving them.

[treestar]

19. There will probably be grounds and the Rs would use them if

they find Orange Toxin is not doing their bidding.

Hard to say if Dump is going to just sign what they put in front of him or get involved somehow - refuse to sign a bill for some childish reason like it is sponsored by someone who said something a little critical of him.

[democratisphere]

20. NO.

[Richard_uk]

21. My Ladbrokes betting slip for today.

Labrokes is a UK bookie, here in the UK betting on the US election (and almost anything else) is legal, so here is my bet £25=about $30.

Single
Donald Trump Specials American
To leave office via impeachment or resignation before end of 1st term
Donald Trump Specials
Odds: 6/4
1 line at £25.00
Total stake for this bet: £25.00
Potential return: £62.50
So have I made a good bet?

[Mariana]

25. If they think he's threatening their chances of reelection

and retaining control of the House and Senate, he'll be gone so fast his teeth will rattle. It's all up to their voters.

[still_one]

27. If he supports Medicare for all

[Buzz cook]

30. Trade Trump for Pence? Sure

It depends on the power dynamic. If the republicans in congress think they can get what they want from Trump they will never impeach. If they think they can get a better deal with Pence Trump might go.

[tandem5]

31. He must act as an executive blank check. If they put a bill on his desk

to end the ACA and he says, "nah, I have a better idea -- VETO!" You can bet things would change quickly.

[Vinca]

36. Absolutely. If he doesn't sign their legislation they'll turn on him in a heartbeat.

Let's face it. There's plenty there to start impeachment proceedings with. That might be the plan anyway since they've got a sure thing in Pence and Pence could name Ryan VP and next thing you know we've got an even bigger problem in 2020.

[USALiberal]

37. No. They love him being insane as long as he wins.

[spin]

38. The establishment Republican Party is not real fond of Trump. ...

In my opinion if they are provided with a good reason that they will impeach Trump, convict him and remove him from office in a heartbeat.

Leading the effort will be John McCain. Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio.

[onetexan]

40. They need to grow spines and do it soon

before trump ravages this country.

[meow2u3]

39. If one of tRump's henchmen try to kidnap one of the kids or grandkids of a GOPer

That, or rape or murder a repuke's relatives.