Donald Trump Buys The US Senate

Facing an impeachment vote, Donald Trump did not want to leave any chance of losing the presidency. That would be a relief, for us and him, but the embarrassment outweighed that choice.

The deal was simple. The senators were all bought. A sum of 2 million was deposited in the re-election accounts of all GOP senators and 1 million in the accounts of the Democrats. Some advisers thought he should do it the other way around, so he could get a few Democrats to favor him in the vote. But Trump assumed the GOP needed the money more. And anyway, the main goal in the impeachment vote is to get Trump off the hook  with votes going roughly 51/49. Even a 50/50 vote would be really embarrassing.

Each recipient was asked to sign a deal where they vote against the impeachment in exchange for the millions. It will have to be a gentleman's agreement to honor the deal when the vote comes around. Trump is not going to sue anyone that changes their mind. The document is to be signed 24 hours before the vote at the latest.