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Point is, the Republicans weren’t sitting around staring at the floor. Do you expect, if Trump followed the same path in firing Mueller, that the Current day Republicans would stop him, or that there would be consequences that ended in impeachment?
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That was really meant only as a depressing observation of how long it took even in the Nixon case, which surprised me when I read it. I suppose a key point was that Nixon was ultimately rational, public as well as political opinion was overwhelming, and he was persuaded to backtrack and appoint a replacement special counsel. We don't know what would have happened if not.
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Impeachment means basically nothing. The real end would be to convict him of charges and then remove him from office (or hope that he resigns, as was the case with Nixon).
This might happen, but only if Trump is elected for a second term.
chez_jay
¡apesta!
That article doesn't mention that after Nixon got rid of the special counsel, attorney general and deputy and it was promptly ruled illegal, it took 9 months and a 'smoking gun' tape for impeachment and Nixon resigning.
To save anyone looking it up on Wikpedia like I did, Nixon asked the AG, then the DAG to fire the special counsel, both resigned in protest. The head of Justice Dept acting as AG then carried out the order.
Oh and of course Nixon was promptly pardoned.