President Trump is reelected, republicans hold the Senate, democrats hold the House
Democrats avoid subjecting themselves to a senate trial by saying the impeachment stands as is because it cannot be handed over from one congress to the next for a trial.
President Trump is reelected, democrats hold the House and take the Senate
Democrats could hand off the the impeachment for trial to a democrat senate in 2020.
Republicans might try to claim the impeachment cannot carry over to a new congress but democrats would just laugh at them.
This agrees with Vlad’s position that the Democrats make up the rules as they go alongm
When an old Congress is “timed” out of office by an election, no business is carried forward to the new Congress chosen in the election. Everything, including impeachment, must start all over in the new Congress. This is basic black letter law.