I’ve said from the beginning that trump will be out right after the midterms, or whenever the regime using him as a figurehead decides it’s safe or beneficial to get rid of him (they’ve needed him so far and still do for now). But as soon as they don’t (which is why I say after the midterms so JD can have 2 full terms), he’s gone. My theory is that it will be made to look like a (physical, not mental) health issue.

I don’t think the Epstein stuff will hurt him with the base other than a temporary blip. They just need to provide a decent rationalization and the base will eagerly latch onto and run with it, to resolve the cognitive dissonance that this has brought to the surface for some of them. But if somehow enough of the base does turn on him, he’s out that much sooner.