Trump could just pardon Flynn and anyone else who committed a crime.

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3. i continue to think actual impeachment very much against the odds, but...

if donnie started abusing the pardon power, i could see such a hue and cry that even a republican congress might have to say enough is enough.


one of the main reasons i think actual impeachment is unlikely is that republicans would certainly never attempt it if they weren't sure it would work. even knowing in advance that they had the votes to remove donnie might not be enough to get them to impeach, but certainly they'd never impeach and fail. that would just be a self-inflicted wound. but as soon as they have enough votes to impeach and remove, they'd be able to convince donnie to resign, so still the impeachment would not happen.

but if donnie abuses the pardon power, that might convince congress that (a) they have the votes and have to impeach and remove and (b) they won't agree to resign instead.