"the framers put impeachment into the constitution, not as a catastrophic contingency, but as a lawful deterrent. it is a legal, orderly, and peaceful means for removing a corrupt, unfit president who has brought harm to society, without resorting to the catastrophic extremes of revolution and/or assassination. although house impeachment charges might run aground in the republican-controlled senate, which necessitates a two-thirds majority for the removal of a president, a public trial of donald trump by the senate would precede their vote. such a public trial alone would have a deterrent value for this president and any future president even considering impeachable offenses. "chief justice john roberts, not senate majority leader mitch mcconnell or senate president mike pence, would preside over the trial. 