Trump Issues Late-Night Threat to Arrest His Enemies

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17. Sadly, pretty much none of that will happen.

There may be an effort to adopt articles of impeachment but it won't happen on January 2, 2o27 (or even on January 3, 2027, which is the actual date on which a new Congress is sworn in). There will articles introduced, there will be a referral to committee and there will be, eventually, a vote, but not overnight.

Moreover, Congress can't install Smith, or anyone else, as special prosecutor. That power belongs to the Attorney General and obviously Bondi isn't going to appoint Smith or anyone else to investigate or prosecute Trump or anyone else in the cabinet. And to the extent Congress could pass legislation somehow creating a new version of a special prosecutor, that's unlikely as well unless the filibuster is gotten rid of and it won't be gotten rid of for that purpose.

Finally, Trump isn't going to resign if the Senate and House flip. And JD Vance can't issue a pardon while Trump is still president.