Someone explain to me why this hypothetical scenario is not possible:
At some time in the next month or two, Trump signs an executive order declaring that Pelosi, Schiff, Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley and 40 other House Democrats are in violation of the Will of The People, and orders them arrested.
William Barr agrees with this assessment, and tells his staff that this is a lawful order coming from the President of the United States, and they are bound to enforce it. He orders their arrest by FBI agents. Any agent who refuses the order is summarily dismissed. The Democrats are arrested and held in a secure facility. Fox News declares that this is the Just and Right Thing To Do.
The next Democrat who steps up to take the “majority” leadership role is arrested on the same charges. And so on. The Democrats no long have the majority in the house. The Republicans in the House convene, and elect a leader who they call the “majority leader”, and proceed to control the agenda. Other Democrat politicians likely protest wildly and refuse to even attend these “sessions” as they have no actual meaning. Republicans do not care, and go about the business of the nation, passing bills to be sent on to the Senate all by themselves.
Of course, the public and non-Fox media respond with blinding outrage. There are huge protests (relatively huge, because most people don’t actually understand what’s going on, and there are two side to everything, right?)
This causes disruption on a huge scale. Disruption is bad. The protesters are called “socialists” and “traitors” and finally, “terrorists”. William Barr cracks down. The protests are a danger to a stable society. Protesters are dispersed with various non-lethal methods. Mass arrests are made. Orders go out to identify the leaders and arrest them. Any police or FBI who refuse are fired on the spot.
Media outlets who report negatively on the administrations handling of these protests are themselves subject to harsh measures. Certain reporters and newsreaders are taken away. Others simply disappear.
More protests follow. As do more arrests. Anyone who even attempts to organize a protest is locked up. Trials take a long time. A LONG time. These folks stay incarcerated.
Groups of Trumpsters form, who help the police identify and arrest the traitor/terrorist protesters. Sometimes the go a little overboard and some protesters “disappear”, but who can blame them, right?
Eventually, things settle down. The Republican “House” passes bills to send to the Republican “Senate”, and finally to President Trump. Peace is restored, and everything goes back to “normal”.