One, I think by then it would be a new House, possibly without a Republican majority. Second, McCarthy, or his successor, would probably have an even harder time keeping his side together against united Democrats than he did with the debt-ceiling hostage crisis. Especially after a lot of indictments, I think there's be a fairly decent chance that a few Republicans would vote across the aisle.
A slightly more interesting case would be if the Presidency goes to the new House, the new House is still barely Republican, but the Republicans never choose a Speaker. Effectively, we would have no House and no President for an indefinite time.
And when nobody has the Electoral college, it goes to the House that gives it to The Indicted One. That is a scenario I don't want to see.
One, I think by then it would be a new House, possibly without a Republican majority. Second, McCarthy, or his successor, would probably have an even harder time keeping his side together against united Democrats than he did with the debt-ceiling hostage crisis. Especially after a lot of indictments, I think there's be a fairly decent chance that a few Republicans would vote across the aisle.
A slightly more interesting case would be if the Presidency goes to the new House, the new House is still barely Republican, but the Republicans never choose a Speaker. Effectively, we would have no House and no President for an indefinite time.