How Trump’s presidency ‘could end early’ – if one thing happens in the midterms

Politics
3 Apr 2026 • 5:16 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Democratic strategist James Carville predicts Donald Trump's presidency could end prematurely if Democrats gain control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
  • Carville suggests a Democrat-led Congress would launch extensive investigations into Trump and his family, warning that war crimes have potentially been committed in Iran.
  • He believes the pressure from these congressional inquiries and civil cases would lead Trump to resign from office approximately a year from now.
  • Carville anticipates that Vice President JD Vance, upon assuming the presidency, would then pardon Trump for any federal crimes.
  • A White House spokesman dismissed Carville's predictions, calling him a 'stone-cold loser' suffering from 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.

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