The impeachment process won’t end with Trump’s removal from office. Given that he thinks demanding foreign intervention in our elections is “perfecto,” he probably won’t even stop doing it. So what do we gain from this process?
Three things:
1. At least a few GOP senators can be expected to describe his behavior as considerably less than “perfecto.” That can be used against him by the Democratic nominee during the campaign.
2. The rest of them will be exposed as, essentially, completely unprincipled cult followers.
3. If you’re the leader of a foreign country, and you see what is happening with Ukraine, are you going to be eager to comply if Trump makes a similar demand of you? Do you want your dirty laundry to be exposed in the American media? I think not.