No need to speculate. That is exactly what they tried after the successful Biden coup in 2020. Two of their own Senators refused to goosestep in formation. They also tried to Nationalize elections, even though the Filibuster was still in effect. Ted Cruz stopped a late night effort at unanimous consent.
The invasion they engineered didn't just let them in, it bribed the World's worst of the worst to fly in!
Anybody who thinks RATs are merely the loyal opposition are fools . They are very much enemies as much as Iran is.