Even Richard Nixon deferred to a Supreme Court order to turn over the Watergate tapes. I know, I know ― impeachment requires charges by the House, and then a trial by the Senate. So here is an impeachment scenario that looks increasingly plausible:Republicans stick with Trump for a while, as he delivers goodies like deregulation of gas, oil and Wall Street, tax cuts, school privatization, gutting of labor protection, and at least one rightwing Supreme Court justice. So they decide to ditch him in favor of Vice President Pence, who is a more conventional far-right conservative and not a certifiable whack-job. Republicans could do this either via impeachment, a protracted process that plays out while a wounded Trump can do even more impulsive and vengeful damage.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2017 00:30 UTC