U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asked Vice President Mike Pence and Trump‘s Cabinet to remove Trump from office on Jan. 7.
U.S. Congress Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Nancy Pelosi) recently proposed to ask Vice President Pence and Trump’s (Trump) cabinet to remove Trump from office. But sources said Pence opposed the radical move, and his position was supported by several administration officials.
Pelosi said at a press conference on January 7 that she hoped Vice President Pence would be able to remove Trump from office “today” through the Twenty-fifth Amendment.
Pelosi said, “If the vice president and the cabinet do not act, Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment.” She asked Pence to respond as soon as possible.
Section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment says that when the vice president and a majority of the members of the executive cabinet or congressional body submit a written statement to the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives alleging that the president is incapable of carrying out the powers and duties of the office of president, the vice president shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office of president as acting president.
The 25th Amendment has never been invoked to remove a president from office in U.S. history, and Pence has not yet spoken publicly about activating this mechanism. But the New York Times quoted sources close to Pence as saying he opposes the radical move.
The newspaper said Pence’s position is supported by several administration officials who believe the move could add to the chaos in Washington and that invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office would require the consent of those officials.
After the storming of Congress, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and many other Democrats also called for the removal of President Trump. But Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, a Republican, opposed it.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate at this point. We’re looking for a smooth transition.” Graham said he spoke with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows earlier in the day, and Meadows said the transition was going well.
Trump’s first term is now just 13 days away as the Democratic presidential nominee prepares to be sworn in on Jan. 20.
White House Deputy Director Chris Liddell (Chris Liddell) sent a memo to Cabinet agencies on the morning of Jan. 7 that all current presidential appointees need to be prepared to submit formal letters of resignation to the president on Jan. 20, followed by a transfer of power to the incoming president.
A White House spokesman held a press conference on the 7th, condemning the violence at the Capitol and assuring the American people that the transfer of power will be “in an orderly manner.
President Trump posted a video on Twitter and other social media on the evening of the 7th, saying that Congress had certified Biden’s victory and that he agreed to an orderly and seamless transition of power on January 20.
Trump again condemned the violence that took place in Congress on the 6th and said that the United States will always be a nation of laws and must now be calm and quiet.
He stressed that this is a moment of “healing and resignation” for the United States, as the Communist virus epidemic has taken a toll on American lives, the economy and countless others.
He remained confident as he told his supporters, “I know you are disappointed, but I also want you to know that our incredible journey has just begun.”
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