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In reply to the discussion: After months of responding to posts with "He's NEVER going to resign!", [View all]MineralMan
(146,345 posts)I have been predicting a resignation following his loss in November for a very long time. It is the only way he can escape prosecution. Pence will issue a blanket pardon for all federal crimes Trump may have or did commit, dating back to before he became President. Trump will resign and leave the country immediately to wait out whether any state indicts him on a state crime.
He can head for any number of countries, including Russia, North Korea, or China. None would extradite him. There are some Middle Eastern countries also where he might go.
The plan is probably already fully formed and will be executed when it is clear that he has lost the election. He will be on a plane the same day he hands his resignation over. He'll probably take his family with him, since most of them are also liable to be prosecuted.