Republican strategists have a Trump problem. They fear alienating him because of the MAGA base. However, if they don’t do something, and do that something soon, the MAGA base is all they will have, and they will definitely take a beating in the midterms.

Elon Musk may or may not be able to manipulate the vote for the Republicans again, but there is great risk here and not much reward.

A Congress in full control of the Democrats means Trump is going to be impeached, removed, and sent to prison, along with everyone on his staff. His children and his wife are likely targets, and Trump knows this. The Republicans know it, too.

The easy answer is they strike first. A week before the midterms they impeach Trump and start criminal proceedings against a host of Trump family members and loyalists.

The flaw in this plan is the Republicans have turned a blind eye to everything they knew was wrong with Trump but have sat on their hands while the nation burned.

Yet there is little else to do but wait to see what sort of hell Trump unleashes if the Republicans lose bigly at the midterms.

If it looks like Trump is in real danger of being brought to trial, he may step down, give the Big Chair to Vance, and have JD pardon him for all crimes Federal. Trump could still be tried on state crimes, and still have to answer to crimes committed in other countries, including Epstein Island. But once he’s out of the White House, he’s going to have a lot of grift money to spend, and not many years to spend it.

Of course, if the FBI is ever out of the control of Cash Patel, the rest of the gang is in trouble, unless Trump issues pardons to all his lackeys.

This will cause the Republicans to recoil in horror, for they realize Trump trying to pardon a lot of people for a lot of crimes will cost them everything in the next election.

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