Late on Tuesday evening, the news flashes rolled in from various American media houses.

The Democrats have passed the required number of votes - 216 votes - to formally vote for the president to face state law.

217 Democrats respond that they support both the charges, abuse of power, and obstruction of Congress work, while a Democrat replies that he is behind one of the charges. Another 15 people did not respond, while 198 members of the House of Representatives will vote against.

Drew connection to the witch process in Salem

President Trump himself sent a six-page long letter to President Nancy Pelosi yesterday condemning the judicial process. Among other things, he said that the defendants in the witch trial in Salem 1692-1693 - where 20 innocent people were executed for witchcraft - received a more fair trial than him, a comment that prompted Salem's current mayor to go out and urge the president to "read on a little about history".

For the Democrats, this is a clear case where two crimes are considered to be worthy of the president's dismissal. At the time of writing, 82 percent of Democrats surveyed say the process is correct.

Although the Democrats most likely will not get a two-thirds majority in the Republican-led Senate, they think it is worth the process, partly because they feel Trump is guilty, and partly because their own voters want it.

Hundreds of thousands of new donations to the Republicans

But only 9.8 percent of Republicans, and 43.2 percent of those who classify themselves as independent, stand behind a national law, and that's where it can all backfire for Democrats. For those whose base is growing below this, President Trump is currently.

Since the start of the judicial process, 600,000 new people have donated money to the Republican Party. Just last week, the party, and the president's reelection campaign, received a grant of SEK 100 million.

There are no democratic challengers who are close to collecting those sums.