Regarding the pending second impeachment trial for Trump, there's reporting that the House is set to deliver the article to the Senate soon to schedule the trial.
We're seeing some Republicans, like Mitch, who have come out against Trump's involvement in the insurrection that leads to the assumption that they might actually vote to convict now that Trump is no longer of any use to them. I'm wondering if there's also another benefit for the GOP of convicting Trump in that Trump wouldn't be able to run in 2024, potentially as part of the rumoured new "Patriot Party", which would split the GOP vote, killing any chance either party has at beating the Dems.
For the Dems, if they don't deliver the article to the Senate, a trial doesn't happen and they let Trump burn down the GOP. It would be a risk for the Dems since Trump could simply not follow through on applying to create the new political party and instead, be the candidate for the GOP again in 2024 and have a chance to get back into office. It would also look terrible that the Dems voted to impeach and then didn't push for a trial.
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