Trump: In or Out Like a Lion?

As the calendar turned from February to March, President Donald Trump capped off his no good, horrible week by roaring like a lion at a conservative convention in Maryland.  For two hours in front of a friendly audience, he ranted and raved against the media, the Robert Mueller investigation, Democrats and others he deemed worthy of his scorn.  It's nothing you haven't heard before, but Trump did it in a manner that suggested that he needed to be removed under the 25th Amendment, except no one could agree on a tactful way to do it.  Oh, and the fact-checkers went into overtime trying to keep up with his whoppers.

Here's some of what made the President go off the rails:

• His former attorney Michael Cohen spilled some of his guts to a House committee and a national TV audience, on his way to a prison sentence.  The rest of Cohen's guts are all tied up in investigations and closed-door hearings, but what we did hear makes it sound like the Trump family isn't much different from the Corleones or the Sopranos.
• Mueller's investigation has yet to wrap up, despite indications that the report could be released "soon".  There is concern that the report--what there is of it that's made public--might be less than the sum of its parts when it comes to Trump's alleged involvement in Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.  That's why House Democrats are putting together a more extensive investigation.
• While this was going on, Trump failed to make a deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to shut down their nuclear weapons program, thereby closing their summit in Hanoi,Vietnam earlier than planned.  The President blamed his failure on the Cohen hearings, but in truth he didn't do his homework.  He continues to take the word of dictators like Kim and Vladimir Putin and his own gut instead of his diplomatic and intelligence corps.
• There are at least 14 people (and possibly more) announcing their intention to run for Trump's job as Democrats in 2020.  There is also the realization among Democrats that 2019 is their last, best chance before the election of unseating Trump through indictment or impeachment.  If that doesn't happen, then Trump wins re-election no matter who they put up as their candidate.

Cohen in his public testimony mentioned the possibility that the President might not go quietly if he loses the election, especially if the results are close.  Also, if he does not face indictment until after he leaves office, he might refuse to leave the White House to avoid prosecution and saddle the new President with an unwanted house guest.

So what's it gonna be?  Will President Trump go out like a lamb or a lion?