965: No likelihood of resignation; minimal likelihood of VPOTUS using the 25th. @RichardAEpstein
Image: Alexander Hamilton's plan of a constitution for America Richard Epstein: @RichardAEpstein, Chicago Law, NYU Law, Hoover Defining Ideas, in re: Trump has exasperated everybody [except for 80 million citizens]. A tragic situation. He should get out, or be quarantined in the White House. How to neutralize him. Zimbabwe is denouncing the US as a fake democracy. The Constitutional process wasn't designed for this. Invoking unused legal processes is [unwise]. Schumer and Pelosi on the 25h Amendment: designed for a president who’s been incapacitated, not [disliked]. There’s no way to litigate this. Pelosi and Nadler: can begin impeachment next Monday, and perhaps disenfranchise the president for the rest of his life. All terra incognita. After he leaves office could entertain criminal prosecution. Can he do a self-pardon? Does not prevent you from being punished in state court. Trump is obstreperous. So we just muddle through? We’re there whether we like it or not. Shut down his account on twitter, Facebook, everywhere.