He's caught, he knows it, and will throw every hail Mary he's got: 1. Fire Mueller....

[robertpaulsen]

64. One other Hail Mary that scares the shit out of me...

Seeing the parallels between Trump and Nixon, there is certainly the possibility that Trump could become politically poisonous enough that if his approval drops to the 20s, Congressional Republicans may decide to jump on the impeachment boat. Picture this scene from the Oliver Stone movie Nixon between Nixon (Anthony Hopkins) and Alexander Haig (Powers Boothe) and replace them with Trump and, say, Reince Priebus.

INT. THE WHITE HOUSE - LINCOLN SITTING ROOM - NIGHT (1974)

NIXON sits in his chair in a suit and tie, listening to
"Victory at Sea" at top volume. In front of him is a
picture album -- 1922 portraits of the NIXON FAMILY.
HAROLD holding ARTHUR. RICHARD stares glumly at the camera
between HANNAH and FRANK.

GENERAL HAIG, with KISSINGER behind, approaches with some
papers held out in his hand. Nixon sees them, turns down
the hi-fi.

NIXON
"Victory at Sea," Al ... Henry. The
Pacific Theatre. Christ, you can
almost feel the waves breaking over
the decks.

HAIG
I'm afraid we have another problem,
Mr. President.

He hands him a paper. Nixon glances at it.

HAIG (CONT'D)
June twenty-third, '72, sir. The part
that's underlined. Your instructions
to Haldeman regarding the CIA and the
FBI.

NIXON
So?

HAIG
Your lawyers feel it's the ...
"smoking gun."

NIXON
It's totally out of context. I was
protecting the national security. I
never intended --

HAIG
Sir, the deadline is today.

NIXON
Can we get around this, Al?

HAIG
It's the Supreme Court, sir; you don't
get around it.

Nixon, silenced, looks down at the paper in his hands and
sighs.

HAIG (CONT'D)
If you resign, you can keep your tapes
as a private citizen ... You can fight
them for years.

NIXON
And if I stay?

A long moment.

HAIG
You have the army.

Nixon looks up at him, then over at Henry.

NIXON
The army?

HAIG
Lincoln used it.

NIXON
That was civil war.

HAIG
How do you see this?

Nixon, of course, had the discretion, dignity and sanity not to use the army. All personal characteristics which Trump sorely lacks.