House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) called on Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Cabinet to use the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office and said that if they did not do so “Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment.”
Explaining the 25th Amendment, experts say it likely won t remove Trump from office
Several lawmakers including Congressman Brian Higgins, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are calling on the amendment to be invoked.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Several lawmakers, including NY-26 Congressman Brian Higgins, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are calling for the 25th Amendment to be used to remove President Donald Trump from office.
Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of Trump s cabinet would have to declare Trump unable to execute the powers of the presidency.
Rep. Brenda Lawrence
Update, 10:55 p.m. Thursday All the Michigan Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate are in favor of removing President Trump now, The Detroit News reports.
Original article Thursday: At least six Democratic members of Congress have joined a growing chorus of colleagues calling for the removal of President Trump in wake of Wednesday s violence on Capitol Hill. Reps. Dan Kildee, Haley Stevens, Rashida Tlaib, Andy Levin, Brenda Lawrence and Sen. Gary Peters are among those who see a danger if Trump stays in office until Joe Biden takes over. Trump has abdicated his job and is clearly not fit to be President.