The Repo’s control the House by a wide margin; DT would have to do something WAY OUT OF LINE to get the 218 votes needed to pass Articles of Impeachment against him. Republicans currently have a majority of 247 seats in the House; the Democrats only 188.
And remember, Impeachment is just the first half of this megillah. He would still need to be convicted by 2/3 of the Senate (67 Senators.) The Democrats and Independents count for only 46 seats.
More and more commentators are talking about the 25th Amendment as an option. There you would need the Vice-President and a majority of the Cabinet (15 seats) to remove the President. Nine votes total.
Really, though, we are getting way ahead of ourselves here. You can’t impeach and convict a President just because you don’t like him. It would be better for Democrats to start organizing now to take back the House and Senate and then shut him down legislatively.
AND do you really want Pence as the President. The guy is a religious nut who would like nothing better than to turn US into a theocracy - especially in the area of women’s health. He looks and speaks like a nice guy, but he has an agenda. Be very careful what you wish for.
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