As I see it, the point of impeaching Trump NOW is simply to remove him from the Presidency ASAP, to limit the amount of damage he can do on his way out.
See the following about his niece Mary Trump's assessments of him. Note her correct predictions of his behavior in November:
-
Mary Trump warns of 'meltdowns' by Trump in next few months by Zack Budryk,
The Hill, 11/09/2020.
I think she meant tantrums rather than "meltdowns" in the sense in which we use that term. Anyhow, here's what she has to say about him now:
-
Mary Trump says her uncle is more desperate now and Americans should be 'both enraged and terrified' by Haven Orecchio-Egresitz,
Business Insider, Jan 7, 2021:
Quote:
She told Insider she hasn't been in contact with anyone from Trump's immediate family or orbit since the publication of the book.
However, she can imagine, based on his history of narcissism, that he is more desperate now than ever.
"Donald always thinks that it's impossible for him to lose and that, no matter, what he will end up with the win, even if there are several hundred thousand asterisks after it," the president's niece said. "He's increasingly made desperate by the fact that literally nothing seems to be working. There's nobody to get him out of this."
...
Trump needs to be "impeached and removed from office immediately," his niece told Insider.
"If that doesn't happen, that is an abject failure of our system and it doesn't bode well for our very fragile, wounded democracy," she said.
Beyond that, though, if Donald Trump isn't removed before his time in office runs out, he will grow increasingly unstable, she said.
Aides to the President said this week that he was so detached from reality during the siege they had given up trying to communicate with him during the crisis.
"If you're paying attention right now, you should be both enraged and terrified," [Mary] Trump said. "It is exhausting, but necessary because when people aren't paying attention, things like yesterday are allowed to happen."
...
"We can't put anything past Donald. He's desperate, he's terrified, he has absolutely no empathy, and he's a nihilist," the president's niece added.
Based on my own impressions of Donald Trump, his niece's impressions seem entirely plausible to me.
I worry about what he might do during the remaining time. For example, I worry about more possible coup attempts accompanying the rallies this coming weekend.
I also worry about him possibly seizing upon some lame excuse to get us into a nuclear war.I see Trump as being like a toddler with the attitude that if he can't play with his toys anymore, then no one else can either. I see him as a huge threat to national security, and more dangerous now than ever before.
Best to have a quick impeachment trial TODAY (Thursday) or at the latest TOMORROW (Friday). The point is not to punish him but just to get this country, and the rest of the world, out of harm's way as soon as possible.
Bolding is mine.
From even before he was elected I have always greatly feared he would have a tantrum and get us all blown up. So far that consistent fear of mine has been Trump Derangement Syndrome. When Biden was projected the winner and all these people were out in the street celebrating I was appalled because I thought we were entering the most dangerous period of his Presidency for the reasons stated above. I thought and had for years that would be him barricading himself in the White House or even worse calling out his supporters to surround the White House and daring the military to go through them and come get him. While I was apparently wrong about that specific scenario I was unfortunately right in the larger sense.
though with such an impulsive man you can not totally rule it out.
12 Jan 2021, 10:31 am
