amendment was simply rod raised the issue and discussed it with me in the context of thinking about how many other cabinet officials might support such an effort. i didn t have much to contribute, to be perfectly honest in that conversation. so i listened to what he had to say. but to be fair, it was an unbelievably stressful time. i can t even describe for you how many things must have been coarsing throue inine ining cou deputy attorney s mind. it was something he threw out in a frenzied, chaotic conversation about where we were and what we needed to do now. congressman, does invoking the 25th amendment seem remotely appropriate to you? let s look at the situation. and it s pretty dramatic. the russian investigation began as a counterintelligence