I never thought I would say this, but after seeing Trump's bat shit crazy post this morning

[Chasstev365]

I would try to get a delegation of willing Democratic Congressional figures to go to the White House and tell Trump if he resigns the presidency, we won't prosecute you, but you and only you! If you don't agree, we are going to hold you responsible for ever illegal act you've committed. You have 48 hours to decide.

Yes, I know; Republicans always get to skate for their crimes and it has made me so angry over the years, but the man is mentally unstable, has an equally insane Secretary of Defense (won't call it war), and has the nuclear codes. All of the planet is in danger, and if the GOP won't stop it, I would at least try to see if he'd go for it.

[Greg_In_SF]

1. He would

never resign under any circumstances.

[Chipper Chat]

2. And we woul have 3 horrible years with J D Vanquish.

[Chasstev365]

8. Everyone hates JD Vance: MAGA, GOP Senators, etc

He will not have the same hold as Trump has had.

[CrispyQ]

11. I agree & it's a good thing cuz Peter Thiel is creepy af.

And he's not "in your face" like Trump & Musk, so who knows WTF he's up to.

[popsdenver]

21. Thiel

and a bunch of others, like Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, etc appear to be running things from the shadows, behind smoke and mirrors. Everything except Trump's personal shitstorms, and Comrade Putin's orders.......

[BurnDoubt]

48. Kraznov is the Tits that...

Takes our attention away from what's going on behind the Curtain.
The media continually shoves him in our faces so the illusion lives on.
Money Did This.

[Upthevibe]

14. Chasstev365....

I agree 100%. JD Vance doesn't have the "qualities" of a cult leader.

[wnylib]

18. But he would have the same Project 2025 backers

[yellow dahlia]

26. Agree

[allegorical oracle]

29. Without djt's looming menace around, Vance might be more apt to

be easier to live with. Beginning to think the devil would be more reasonable than djt.

[MadameButterfly]

33. But he'd also be able to appear sane

and unlike Trump, he's actually smart. He'd be just as crooked stealing the vote, but not stupid enough to ignore warnings about the Straights of Hormuz. Nor is he likely in the Epstein files, or guilty of J6 or stealing documents. Everything that might bring down Trump, JD is not implicated in. No, he has no charisma, but all they have to do is come up with a Quanon like conspiracy with him as the hero.

I still think we have to discredit the whole administration to get ourselves out of this.

[yellow dahlia]

35. And Vance won't be able to keep the attention of the cult.

[31st Street Bridge]

51. But the MSM would polish that turd to a high-gloss finish

In reality, J.D. Guyliner is an ignorant bucket of cold piss.
But they'd make him look like a fine statesman and heir to American (cough!) greatness.

[Blues Heron]

30. Someone always chimes in with this whenever Trumps removal from office comes up. lol!

Is Vance a child raper too?

[madinmaryland]

43. No he's not. His fetish is couches.

[magicarpet]

52. .... cushions,...

... word on the street is Vance likes to hump the cushions.

[dalton99a]

3. +1.

[agingdem]

10. the semi-rational Republicans don't want him to resign..

they want him to die in office because graceless buffoon Vance can be intimidated and controlled... and maybe if he runs for the presidency in 2028 and wins, Republicans can retain power...and with Vance in the Oval Office, Trump's gang of venal wretches lose sway...

[wnylib]

17. Not even if offered a substantial amount of money?

[BattleRow]

28. Is this atrocity the result of his executive time out yesterday?

[dalton99a]

4. It is plain to see that there are no guardrails anymore. NONE.

The world is ruled by a crazed demented monster

[wiggs]

32. The 'both sides moderates' in media outlets tell us that the courts are holding. Not only is that not the

case, but courts are the very last guardrail after norms, morals and ethics, common sense, advisors, in house lawyers, congress, the interests of other countries, and fairness guardrails have all been exhausted. We shouldn't even have to go to court to defend against an unhinged, disordered executive but this is where we are.

Loopholes in laws, a vulnerable constitution, vast wealth, and complicit gop destroyed the nation's defenses against tyranny. There's one last desperate guardrail that other countries have used but which we have not...since we were a colony.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. That would just convince him he's doing a really good job!

Because it comes from Democrats. We are cooked.

[Tesha]

6. You know, he might be glad to find a way out...

And aside from $$$ his freedom matters most

[Chasstev365]

7. That was my thinking. Might be worth it to save the USA and the human race.

[thesquanderer]

15. Yup, I hate the idea of immunizing him from any kind of prosecution but I guess it would be worth it to save the planet.

And really, the odds that he'd ever be prosecuted for anything aren't good to begin with.

But not impossible.

So like Tesha was saying, the only thing that could matter to him more than money and power would be keeping himself out of jail.

[ashredux]

9. Simple, just lie to him, and then tear up any agreement once he's gone

[crazylikafox]

12. That's why he would never agree to it.

That’s what he would do and he assumes everyone is as evil as he is

[calimary]

49. Yep. Sounds like the Main Rule of Trump.

Your theory makes a lot of sense, crazylikafox.

[AverageOldGuy]

22. Federal vs state

Congress could grant him immunity from federal crimes but what about states?

Surely some states could make the case that he illegally interfered in their elections.

[debsy]

13. He never admits guilt.

Why would he start now when he has all this power?

[WiVoter]

53. Yup.Roy Cohn Taught Him That

[Bayard]

16. We know that will never happen,

It will just make him dig in deeper. Unless, maybe a group of high-profile rethuglicans went with them--a united front. Isn't that what happened with Nixon?

[OldBaldy1701E]

19. That would remove any semblance of justice left in this country.

Now, if we did that with the request that his entire regime steps down, and if they did that, we would be willing to discuss leniency, once the prosecutions begin.

But, I am NOT letting those evil bastards off the hook. None of them.

[AllyCat]

20. Kegsbreath is the Secretary of War Crimes

[Grim Chieftain]

23. Something has to happen

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Seriously, this cannot go on. Each and every day is a new affront to democracy, the rule of law, and sanity.

The man is deranged and has no checks and balances, he has declared war on the world, including this country.

This has to stop - NOW.

[Chasstev365]

25. And the message should be Republicans have the power to end the madness, but won't.

[BidenRocks]

24. November is coming!

Then in January the guardrails are coming back!

The end is in sight. We need to inform them we will be asking for executions for Crimes against Humanity, The Constitution and attempting the overthrow of our way of life! Treason! (The whole book!) Art. 134! Everything!

Repent! Or else!

I would cite the end of Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania in 1989. He and his wife.
I could live with this for Chump and the bitch! I Won't Care, Will You?!

Only then can we back down from this nightmare and rebuild America.

[yellow dahlia]

27. Not the stupidest plan I've heard.

The priority needs to be saving this Democracy...and this planet.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

31. What was the batshit crazy post this morning?

Batshit crazier than any other thing he (supposedly) posted?

[SomedayKindaLove]

34. I suggested this during the 2020 election

Drop from the race and you won’t be prosecuted. Would have at least saved the lives of everyone killed by Jan 6 coup attempt.

[EnergizedLib]

36. Krasnov is like Tyson

- Both are psychos.

- One is a convicted rapist, the other a convicted felon and credibly accused rapist.

- One wanted to eat Lennox Lewis’ children, the other has been accused of raping children.

- Both said Praise be to Allah in an unhinged rant.

[Solomon]

40. Wtf!?

[mucifer]

37. Jd Vance would not be much better

[Scrivener7]

50. I think we've gotten to the point where that is no longer true. Vance is detestable,

but he is not nearly as insane as Cankles.

[usaf-vet]

38. That is the way to fight the current idiots in the WH.

[bob4460]

39. Republicans are never going to give up power

They are raping and pillaging our country without remorse, and they are never going to give up power to allow anybody to come back and prosecute them. That's their plan anyway.

[Javaman]

41. never work.

the rest of the world would continue to hate us for not prosecuting a war criminal and someone clearly guilty of crimes of against humanity.

[returnee]

42. No, no mercy!

He has so fucked this country he must be held fully accountable, as must all his henchmen/-women.

[TBF]

44. Absolutely not - he needs to be impeached or removed

You need to remember there are many more of us than him.

What you're suggesting is letting him off the hook despite all the crap he has pulled, and the republicans have rubber-stamped. I see no need to "rescue" the republicans. I'm happy to see them go down with the dimwit ship. The people tortured & killed in El Salvador (don't kid yourself - we know what is happening there), Renee and Alex murdered in cold blood in the streets of Minneapolis. Families broken up, economy destroyed. Just NO.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

45. trump is not well

I saw this circulating and assumed (hoped?) that it was fake. Alas, it’s real.

Not only does it reflect a rapidly unraveling president, it comes just days after he expressed indifference to the Strait of Hormuz during his WH address. (“We don’t need it. We haven’t needed it, and we don’t need it”)

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-05T12:33:09.824Z

[cab67]

46. Not only would he say no....

.....this would be consistent with really bad precedents, like Ford's pardon of Nixon, the blanket pardons following Iran-Contra, and Obama's decision to "look forward" and not really investigate his predecessor's administration.

Every time this happens, the next president learns just how impregnable they are.

[kst]

47. I understand the temptation, but ...

I see two big problems with this idea.

First, it would set a horrible precedent. Or rather, it would reinforce the precedent set by the Nixon pardon. That you can commit all the crimes you like, and get away with nothing worse than losing your job.

Second, Congressional Democrats have no authority to make such a deal. Congress doesn't prosecute.