There's absolutely no question that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort being convicted on eight counts of fraud and Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen pleading guilty on eight counts of campaign finance violations put the President in a vulnerable position.
But this talk of President Pence on Twitter is a tad premature.
What makes anyone think that Trump will give up the most powerful office in the world?
What makes anyone think Trump will resign under any circumstances?
When the net was closing in on Richard Nixon, a group of Republican Senators led by Barry Goldwater told him he had to go. What makes anyone think that any GOP Senator outside of possibly John McCain or Ben Sasse would tell him to resign? If Trump was told by any Republican Senator to quit, Trump will tear him down on Twitter.
Trump plays for keeps. He'll fire Robert Mueller and take away his security clearance before he entertains any thought of resignation.
I also don't think Trump will be impeached even if the Democrats win both Houses of Congress in November. Yes, he would be impeached in the House, but the Democrats won't get two thirds of the Senate. And if Trump were to be impeached, I believe he would refuse to leave thereby creating a constitutional crisis.
Short of an economic collapse on the scale of a decade ago, so long as Trump maintains his current level of public support not only will he not leave the White House, but he will probably be re-elected in 2020.
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