While most bookmakers are concentrating on the upcoming UK General Election, that poll is still three weeks away and the way things are going for US President Donald Trump makes the market on his demise or otherwise just as appealing.
Be in no doubt, allegations that Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation into his entourage’s links to Russia could yet see the controversial Commander-in-Chief impeached and BetVictor now only offer 7/4 that Trump exits the White House in 2017. The same firm offer 9/2 that the under-fire President leaves office in 2018.
The explosive new development, stemming from a memo written by Mr Comey, followed a week of tumult at the White House after Mr Trump fired the FBI director and then discussed sensitive national security information about Islamic State with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov .
Even before the latest bombshell had hit the White House, at least two congressional Democrats had demanded the president be impeached. Impeachment is the process by which Congress puts certain officials, namely the President, on trial. The constitution lays out a broad scope of offences that can lead to impeachment though it does not mean the president will necessarily be kicked out of office. It proceeds like a bill passing through legislature. First, a majority in the House of Representatives – 218 out of 435 members – must approve articles of impeachment previously approved in committee. At present, 25 Republicans would need to be persuaded to vote to impeach Mr Trump, which seems an unlikely scenario, but discontent among his own party is increasing and the President seems unaware that he is skating on very thin ice.
The 25th amendment to the US Constitution could be used to remove Trump if it can be shown that he is unfit for office but Bet365 will give punter 5/1 that Congress go down that route and get enough votes to make it happen. Donald Trump is 5/4 with Bet365 to resign the Presidency before the end of his first term (2021).
