Assistant Speaker of the House: Trump impeachment case in the House of Representatives next week at the earliest vote

Less than two weeks before President Trump leaves office, the Democrat-held House of Representatives has made up its mind to impeach Trump. House Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) told left-media CNN on Jan. 8 that House Democrats are ready to impeach the Republican president again, smearing President Trump for encouraging supporters to storm the Capitol this week, causing a delay in certifying the Electoral College results that resulted in five deaths.

According to The Guardian, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) discussed the possibility of impeachment with the House leadership team just Thursday night, and hours later announced that the House was willing to act provided Vice President Mike Pence and other officials do not invoke Part IV of the 25th Amendment to forcibly remove Trump from the presidency.

Rep. Clark told CNN on Jan. 8 that the articles of impeachment could be voted on “as early as the middle of next week. We know we have limited time, but every day that Trump is president of the United States is a very dangerous one,” she said. She said.

A source close to the vice president told CNN that Pence is unlikely to go for the 25th Amendment at this point. Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Schumer called Pence on Thursday morning to discuss the option, but Pence could not be reached, according to The Guardian UK. Pence also has not publicly addressed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment, and none of the Cabinet members have publicly expressed support for the move, which would make Pence the acting president. Under the 25th Amendment, Trump could challenge the Cabinet’s ruling, but the Cabinet could quickly reaffirm its position, leaving it to Pence to wield power while leaving it to members of Congress to decide.

The Guardian argues that while the House could quickly vote to impeach Trump, it is highly unlikely that Congress will remove the president within the next 13 days. The Senate would have to receive the articles of impeachment and deliberate before voting on them.