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In reply to the discussion: Trump will not leave Office at the end of his term at the end of his term.... [View all]ChicagoTeamster
(1,608 posts)the Constitution. Congress or some other civilian body would have to act and the military can refuse the orders of the now illegitimate president and back the civilian government. But, if multiple groups, let's say a southern resurgent confederate group aligned with white Christian Nationalists, and a tech bros pro data center anti everything else group, a Democratic Socialist group and so on, multiple military and intel services leaders could back different groups and instant Civil War.
That's the danger posed by one selfish greedy psycho Russia compromised asshole throwing 250 years of democracy out the window because they don't want to govern according to the Constitution but instead want to turn the US government into their personal grift and retribution machine and build alliances to protect theirself by sharing taxpayer funded contracts and other grifts with their domestic and foreign cronies.
The military can't just arrest the renegade president and impose martial law during a time period of campaigns for an election to continue constitutional governance. I'm expecting that if Trump were planning to not leave office, he would cancel 2028 elections and disband Congress so that there won't be a legit President and legislature for the military to place back into power.