It might take about 2 presidential cycles but eventually sanity will be restored.

It might take the old guard leaving or dying off, ie Trump, McConnell, Graham, and the similar ilk before rational instincts to follow the rule of law to set back in.

At that time, i believe Trump will be just an anomaly and footnote to history as the time an authoritarian almost overthrew the country. His asshole-ness will be WELL documented in the annals of political history, but one term presidents are rarely remembered fondly over the course of history and his presidency will be looked at as more of a cautionary tale for presidential candidates moving forward than a shift in our democracy. If anything, our democracy held up well against his toxic attempts to overthrow this election. The rebuke of him, even elected officials of his own party will be remembered longer than what he failed to do.

Thats just my opinion.