I agree - Dems impeach, Reps acquit. The only possible way this could change is if the public becomes more interested and active, forcing their representatives to do something. I guess another possibility is if more dirt is found on Trump. I am certain there is plenty there but it may not be directly relatable to his office.

McConnell will definitely hold the trial. He knows the republicans can use it for their political advantage. They will use the trial as a platform to continue the witch hunt narrative, play the victim, and go on and on about how it's the democrats and Biden who are really the corrupt ones. They will take their time and draw the trial out so that it will be in the news for weeks and at the end, Trump can say that he is totally vindicated and that the democrats did a failed coup.

Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will have to do their duty as Senators and sit as jurors which will take them off the campaign trail for weeks. The democrats have created a disaster for themselves.

@RoboGraham i think the republicans have too much invested in DT to risk a serious pummeling, i think theyll try to keep the trial short as posdible. The dems will scream and claim justice was stymied, but for the most part, itll just solidify the base for each party. They key is trying to motivate the huge number of voters who stayed home in 2016- the dems are hoping their "inherant sense of fairness" will be triggered.

There will be a trial alright and everybody knows that Trump will be acquitted. The Republicans will then shout, "See, he is innocent!". It is all meaningless.

I hope the democrats will learn this time around that this impeachment strategy is detrimental to the cause.