I see Thomas Geoghegan at Bloomberg has picked up on my idea to offer Trump immunity in exchange for immediate resignation from the office of the President. I would like at least a citation.
To be fair, Geoghegan does thoroughly lay out the details of how Congress might craft the process of forced resignation by passing a law which would only require the votes of a few Republicans as opposed to a two-thirds majority in the Senate.
Realistically, there is close to a zero probability of success for either a conviction in the Senate or passage of a law forcing resignation. Given the available time before the 2020 election the best that can be hoped is that either process would sufficiently damage Trump to prevent reelection. The Democrats' strategy for the impeachment route is based primarily on two charges -- extortion of the President of Ukraine and obstruction of justice in regard to cover-up attempts by Trump and his lackeys. The process of crafting a law forcing resignation could be more wide ranging, including all of Trump's sordid past.
Well, it is probably too late now for the Democrats to change horses, and I expect they will stick to the impeachment process. Too bad they apparently didn't see my suggestion in July.
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