I think the only question left is: When do they impeach?

[kentuck]

Personally, I think it will be sometime around the middle of May of next year?

By then, they will have had time to subpoena everyone they want and the White House will have had time to snub them on every witness requested.

Since it in the heat of the election, it will be the perfect time, contrary to what many may think?

This will give the House almost 6 months up to the election. The evidence and the reporting of the impeachment will steal the daily narrative from Donald Trump. What is he to do? Tweet that he is not guilty of paying off porn stars? They will whine and complain about it, but there is not a damn thing they will be able to do about it. Those that are running the impeachment will be in the driver's seat. Trump and the Republicans will be on the defense.

If, for some reason, the Republicans are able to stall the gathering of evidence or interfere with the witnesses, the impeachment process would continue in January of 2021, if Trump is able to steal another election? If he loses, then the impeachment obviously will not happen, but the evidence will have been laid out for the purpose of history and the security of the United States of America.

[kentuck]

1. If we take this to the end...?

...and Trump and the Republicans attempt to block witnesses (very likely), and Democrats cannot complete impeachment process before the next election, Democrats would wait to see the results of the election before charging El Presidente. How could Pence pardon him if there were no charges against him?

If Trump wins, Democrats continue with impeachment after January of 2021. If Trump loses, Democrats continue with impeachment after January of 2021. With no charges filed against him, what could Pence pardon him for? He might attempt to pardon himself? But for what?

The best way to handle this may be to start impeachment process in the middle of next year and let the investigation run thru the election. If Trump wins, impeach him. If he loses, do not bring any charges until after the Democratic President has taken office.

This would prevent a pardon and would set up the House to continue impeachment after the election.

If Democrats win the House and Senate, this would be a strategy for them to take, in my opinion.