Investigations of Trump are unlikely to derail his presidency

Congress is controlled by Republicans, and would not impeach him even if he was linked to alleged Russian interference in the US general election, says Elizabeth Drew.

Unless US president Donald Trump decides that he has had enough, and returns to his gilded Manhattan tower, his presidency’s metastasizing crises will continue to haunt him.

Investigations in the US Senate and House of Representatives are underway, and the most serious inquiry is being conducted by a special counsel, Robert Mueller, who is hiring a fearsome team of specialists in criminal law.