I’ve written a series of threads on impeachment, how it works, and the dangers.
If you missed any, they’re here.
#1: One possible (and positive) outcome from impeachment proceedings: Dividing and splintering the GOP⤵️
Be wary of absolutes. Nobody can predict the future with certainty.
This thread gives some dangers of impeachment. (It’s now a month old, so some things have changed.)
Also: There are no quick solutions. There are good reasons to move forward with impeachment hearings (and it obviously will happen) but please don’t think it will solve the deeper, underlying problems or serve as a magic bullet.
This doesn’t mean he wants to be REMOVED. I think he’s confident he has the Senate in his pocket.
Pelosi goaded Trump by saying he wants the House to impeach him. So I wrote this:
I am also in favor of moving forward in a careful, measured way fully cognizant of the dangers, while steering clear of the minefields.
It's possible (but unlikely) that impeachment will follow the same trajectory as it did with Nixon, Clinton, or Andrew Johnson.
Here I talk about why the comparisons Nixon are problematic⤵️