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Originally Posted by Sarn
It can start a civil war...
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I disagree.
We've been through this before with Nixon. He knew there was no chance of him staying in office, he knew he would be removed, so he resigned. It will be the same with Trump. At a certain point in time it will become obvious that he will be removed from office and at that point he can either resign or be removed from office.
There will be no civil war. Trump's hardcore base is small, and even then most of those will not have the desire or will (or ability) to rise up. In the event Trump resigns or is removed from office, Trump's base will not take up arms - It's not like they will be going up against Hillary Clinton. In the event of Trump's removal from office Pence moves in to become President. In the event Pence is also removed (This is possible in the event of collusion and perhaps obstruction of Justice), next in the line of Presidential Succession is Paul Ryan, Orrin Hatch, and then Rex Tillerson. Why would Republicans start a civil war if the Republican party is still in charge.