A pure wildly fantastic scenario, for your consideration

[Shaul]

Here is the scenario: It’s November 2022 (just next year). The Republicans regain control of both the House and Senate. (Entirely possible) President Biden has been implicated as a result investigations of Hunter Biden. (Could happen) Now for the twist. Donald Trump decided to run for, and won, a seat as a member of the House of Representatives from a solidly Republican District. There is nothing legally preventing this, even if he were impeached.

The end result of this scenario: Nancy Pelosi loses the Speakership and has to see Donald Trump yielding power in the House everyday and Joe Biden faces the prospect of Donald Trump voting on Articles of Impeachment against him.

Yes, yes, of course this won’t happen. But it is not impossible.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Or Trump's diet rich in fast food kills him.
More likely Republicans have a falling out over a rift Trump seems to have caused within their party. All those primary challenges Trump talked about would be devastating for Republicans.

 

[McBell]

I'm sorry, but I must have missed the "fantastic" part...

 

[Shaul]

I'm sorry, but I must have missed the "fantastic" part...

So you don’t think it is fantasy but that it could happen.

 

[McBell]

So you don’t think it is fantasy but that it could happen.

Ah.
I see now.
My apologies, I got stuck in one track mindedness.

 

[Father Heathen]

After all of this, I doubt he would have any appeal outside his fringe cult of addled yokels. Any that had a shred of shame and an iota of intelligence would've skulked away from it out of embarrassment.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

After all of this, I doubt he would have any appeal outside his fringe cult of addled yokels. Any that had a shred of shame and and an iota of intelligence would've skulked away from it out of embarrassment.

Over half of all Americans are blaming him for the insurrection, and his approval rating finally managed to plummet, going down to 33%.
At most what I see happening is him causing grief for Republicans with primary challenges that split the party and split general votes.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Here is the scenario: It’s November 2022 (just next year). The Republicans regain control of both the House and Senate. (Entirely possible) President Biden has been implicated as a result investigations of Hunter Biden. (Could happen) Now for the twist. Donald Trump decided to run for, and won, a seat as a member of the House of Representatives from a solidly Republican District. There is nothing legally preventing this, even if he were impeached.

The end result of this scenario: Nancy Pelosi loses the Speakership and has to see Donald Trump yielding power in the House everyday and Joe Biden faces the prospect of Donald Trump voting on Articles of Impeachment against him.

Yes, yes, of course this won’t happen. But it is not impossible.

Actually impeachment could bar him from running for any office. And all that it takes for that is a majority vote. If he was impeached do you think that they would not vote on this:


: The Constitution also permits the Senate to permanently disqualify Trump from holding “any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States.”

How Congress can permanently disqualify Trump from office after impeachment

Yes, impeachment itself would not mean that Trump could not run again. But I would bet at 100 to 1 odds that the Senate would then vote to ban him from any office.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Yes, impeachment itself would not mean that Trump could not run again. But I would bet at 100 to 1 odds that the Senate would then vote to ban him from any office.

Especially if they wait a couple weeks.

 

[exchemist]

Here is the scenario: It’s November 2022 (just next year). The Republicans regain control of both the House and Senate. (Entirely possible) President Biden has been implicated as a result investigations of Hunter Biden. (Could happen) Now for the twist. Donald Trump decided to run for, and won, a seat as a member of the House of Representatives from a solidly Republican District. There is nothing legally preventing this, even if he were impeached.

The end result of this scenario: Nancy Pelosi loses the Speakership and has to see Donald Trump yielding power in the House everyday and Joe Biden faces the prospect of Donald Trump voting on Articles of Impeachment against him.

Yes, yes, of course this won’t happen. But it is not impossible.

But surely Trump will be in prison by then? Certainly not impossible, eh?

 

[Revoltingest]

Here is the scenario: It’s November 2022 (just next year). The Republicans regain control of both the House and Senate. (Entirely possible) President Biden has been implicated as a result investigations of Hunter Biden. (Could happen) Now for the twist. Donald Trump decided to run for, and won, a seat as a member of the House of Representatives from a solidly Republican District. There is nothing legally preventing this, even if he were impeached.

The end result of this scenario: Nancy Pelosi loses the Speakership and has to see Donald Trump yielding power in the House everyday and Joe Biden faces the prospect of Donald Trump voting on Articles of Impeachment against him.

Yes, yes, of course this won’t happen. But it is not impossible.

It appears that impeachment can result in permanently
banning Trump from any public office.
How Congress can permanently disqualify Trump from office after impeachment

 

[Shaul]

Actually impeachment could bar him from running for any office. And all that it takes for that is a majority vote. If he was impeached do you think that they would not vote on this:


: The Constitution also permits the Senate to permanently disqualify Trump from holding “any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States.”

How Congress can permanently disqualify Trump from office after impeachment

Yes, impeachment itself would not mean that Trump could not run again. But I would bet at 100 to 1 odds that the Senate would then vote to ban him from any office.

Actually no. AFAIK the term “office of honor” refers to positions in the Executive and Judicial, but not elected positions in Congress. I wouldn’t bet the house on it and could be be wrong. But I think that is correct. Your link, VOX, assumes that any office of honor includes the elected offices of Congress. I believe you would find that case law specifies that it doesn’t apply to those.

 

[Shaul]

It appears that impeachment can result in permanently
banning Trump from any public office.
How Congress can permanently disqualify Trump from office after impeachment

See my separate reply that describes that “office of honor doesn’t apply to the elected offices of Congress.

“The practice of impeachment makes clear, however, that Members of Congress are not civil officers subject to impeachment and removal.”
Impeachment and Removal from Office: Overview | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

 

[Revoltingest]

See my separate reply that describes that “office of honor doesn’t apply to the elected offices of Congress.

It applies, although so many in Congress don't act accordingly.

“The practice of impeachment makes clear, however, that Members of Congress are not civil officers subject to impeachment and removal.”
Impeachment and Removal from Office: Overview | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

Dang.
We'd be better off if he were barred from any public office.

 

[Audie]

Here is the scenario: It’s November 2022 (just next year). The Republicans regain control of both the House and Senate. (Entirely possible) President Biden has been implicated as a result investigations of Hunter Biden. (Could happen) Now for the twist. Donald Trump decided to run for, and won, a seat as a member of the House of Representatives from a solidly Republican District. There is nothing legally preventing this, even if he were impeached.

The end result of this scenario: Nancy Pelosi loses the Speakership and has to see Donald Trump yielding power in the House everyday and Joe Biden faces the prospect of Donald Trump voting on Articles of Impeachment against him.

Yes, yes, of course this won’t happen. But it is not impossible.

I am not rating that " optimistic".

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Here is the scenario: It’s November 2022 (just next year).

Here's another: the complicit take responsibility for 2016-2020 and the reprehensible assault of last Wednesday.

 

[metis]

It begs the question whom in their right mind would even consider voting for Trump again?

 

[Left Coast]

It begs the question whom in their right mind would even consider voting for Trump again?

A lot of people, sadly.

But why would Trump run for the House, when he's been President? His ego is much too large for that. He also lives in blue Palm Beach where he'd likely lose. He's also old and likely tired of the pressure of elected office. He'll make much more money, much more easily, running Trump TV/buying Newsmax.

 

[Audie]

A lot of people, sadly.

But why would Trump run for the House, when he's been President? His ego is much too large for that. He also lives in blue Palm Beach where he'd likely lose. He's also old and likely tired of the pressure of elected office. He'll make much more money, much more easily, running Trump TV/buying Newsmax.

My fav scenario has him running the "Trump"
label.

 

[Left Coast]

My fav scenario has him running the "Trump"
label.

You mean like hats, etc? Doesn't he/his family already run that?