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I have been worried that trump will resign and have pence issue him a pardon. It seems that a pardon cannot be issued to the Trump organization and that is what trump's values most. Even if pence could pardon the trump organization, the state of New York and other states will take trump and the trump organization down
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Lithos
(26,404 posts)Just not as open about it...
Thinking about President Pelosi
mucifer
(23,654 posts)monster as vp who wasn't involved in the treason. That person could then become President.
All that is what happen with Spiro Agnew, Nixon and Ford.
I think pence could be convinced to step down. I don't know what will happen with trump.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,103 posts)Whoever is president when the VP position becomes vacant is required by the 25th Amendment to appoint another VP. So there would have to be no president AND no VP for Pelosi to become president.
LiberalFighter
(51,519 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,103 posts)Lithos
(26,404 posts)Pence and Trump resign - no matter the order. No successor is chosen either way. Then Pelosi comes in.
Personally, like to see Pence first - he's guilty as snot, one of Manafort's hand-picked conspirators.
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jmowreader
(50,612 posts)If Pence resigns and Congress refuses to sign off on his replacement, both offices would become vacant when Trump resigns.
Now, for extra entertainment: Pence resigns with no replacement. Trump is forced to resign. Pelosi is sworn in as president. Pelosi needs a VP, and selects Hillary Clinton. Once she is approved, Pelosi immediately resigns as president and is named speaker of the House again. Hillary becomes president and installs someone who really hates the Romans as her VP.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)A LOT!
jmowreader
(50,612 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,519 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,276 posts)[Tune of 'White Christmas']
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,103 posts)bitterross
(4,066 posts)Trump has, effectively, ensured his Trump Organization will end up shutting down. There is no doubt in my mind the organization is little more than an organized crime corporation.
If Trump didn't have such a huge ego and such pettiness he wouldn't have felt it necessary to run for President. He let the Russians talk him into it and then they made sure he won. Now, when it's all over and they don't need him anymore he's totally screwed.
cpamomfromtexas
(1,247 posts)Jarqui
(10,131 posts)Gothmog
(146,202 posts)brush
(54,000 posts)The trump brand isn't worth a quarter anymore.
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