Lawmakers openly discuss ousting Trump, possible impeachment

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Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from office, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if he wasn't removed, the House may move forward with a second impeachment.Though Trump has less than two weeks in office, lawmakers and even some in his administration began discussing the issue Wednesday afternoon as Trump first refused to forcefully condemn the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters, and then appeared to excuse it.Senior Trump administration officials raised the possibility of invoking Section 4 of the 25th Amendment 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the forceful removal of Trump from power by his own Cabinet.Pelosi told a news conference she is waiting for a decision from Vice President Mike Pence and other Cabinet officials. She challenged several of them by name, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Do they stand by these actions?" Pelosi asked. "Are they ready to say that for the next 13 days this dangerous man can do further harm to our country?바카라 게임 웹사이트�Most Democrats, and many Republicans, put the blame squarely on Trump after hundreds of protesters bearing Trump flags and clothing broke into the Capitol on Wednesday and caused destruction and mass evacuations. The president had urged the supporters to protest as Congress was counting the electoral votes that confirmed Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s win.Pelosi said 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a threshold was crossed of such magnitude바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Trump should not allowed to make any decisions.There did to be public support for the move, for now, among members of Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Cabinet, especially after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigned in protest Thursday following the Capitol attack. But officials across the government went so far as to study up on the procedures for declaring Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트�unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.바카라 게임 웹사이트�According two people involved in the administration talks, staff-level discussions on the matter took place across multiple departments and even parts of the White House. No member of the Cabinet has publicly expressed support for the move 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which would make Pence the acting president 바카라 게임 웹사이트� though several were believed to be sympathetic to the notion, believing Trump is too volatile in his waning days before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.Under the 25th Amendment, Trump could dispute his Cabinet바카라 게임 웹사이트�s finding, but the Cabinet could quickly reaffirm its position, keeping Pence in power while the question fell to lawmakers.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer also called Thursday for the the Cabinet to remove him.In a statement, Schumer said the attack on the Capitol 바카라 게임 웹사이트�was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president.바카라 게임 웹사이트� He said Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트�should not hold office one day longer.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Schumer said Pence and the Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment and immediately remove Trump from office. Otherwise, he said, it's up to Congress.바카라 게임 웹사이트�If the vice president and the Cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress should reconvene to impeach the president,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Schumer said.As Pelosi suggested impeachment was a possibility, three Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee announced articles of impeachment. Reps. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Ted Lieu of California wrote in the articles that Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트�willfully made statements that encouraged 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and foreseeably resulted in 바카라 게임 웹사이트� imminent lawless action at the Capitol.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The House impeached Trump in 2019, but the Republican-led Senate acquitted him in early 2020.At least one House Republican also called for Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s removal. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., a frequent Trump critic, said in a video on Twitter that Trump is 바카라 게임 웹사이트�unfit바카라 게임 웹사이트� and 바카라 게임 웹사이트�unwell.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Kinzinger said the president 바카라 게임 웹사이트�must now relinquish control of the executive branch voluntarily or involuntarily.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Former Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who바카라 게임 웹사이트�s clashed with Trump for years, said he doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t think invoking the 25th Amendment is realistic because of the support it would need from Cabinet members and because of the short time left in Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s term. But he said in an interview that he supported the decisions both by some White House and administration officials to quit and others who are remaining 바카라 게임 웹사이트�to ensure that basically the guard rails stay where they should.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Flake added: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve got two weeks here, and let바카라 게임 웹사이트�s make sure we get to the inauguration.바카라 게임 웹사이트�___Associated Press writer Alan Fram contributed to this report.

Though Trump has less than two weeks in office, lawmakers and even some in his administration began discussing the issue Wednesday afternoon as Trump first refused to forcefully condemn the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters, and then appeared to excuse it.

Senior Trump administration officials raised the possibility of invoking Section 4 of the 25th Amendment 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the forceful removal of Trump from power by his own Cabinet.

Pelosi told a news conference she is waiting for a decision from Vice President Mike Pence and other Cabinet officials. She challenged several of them by name, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�Do they stand by these actions?" Pelosi asked. "Are they ready to say that for the next 13 days this dangerous man can do further harm to our country?바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Most Democrats, and many Republicans, put the blame squarely on Trump after hundreds of protesters bearing Trump flags and clothing broke into the Capitol on Wednesday and caused destruction and mass evacuations. The president had urged the supporters to protest as Congress was counting the electoral votes that confirmed Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s win.

Pelosi said 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a threshold was crossed of such magnitude바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Trump should not allowed to make any decisions.

There did to be public support for the move, for now, among members of Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Cabinet, especially after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigned in protest Thursday following the Capitol attack. But officials across the government went so far as to study up on the procedures for declaring Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트�unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

According two people involved in the administration talks, staff-level discussions on the matter took place across multiple departments and even parts of the White House. No member of the Cabinet has publicly expressed support for the move 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which would make Pence the acting president 바카라 게임 웹사이트� though several were believed to be sympathetic to the notion, believing Trump is too volatile in his waning days before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.

Under the 25th Amendment, Trump could dispute his Cabinet바카라 게임 웹사이트�s finding, but the Cabinet could quickly reaffirm its position, keeping Pence in power while the question fell to lawmakers.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer also called Thursday for the the Cabinet to remove him.

In a statement, Schumer said the attack on the Capitol 바카라 게임 웹사이트�was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president.바카라 게임 웹사이트� He said Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트�should not hold office one day longer.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Schumer said Pence and the Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment and immediately remove Trump from office. Otherwise, he said, it's up to Congress.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�If the vice president and the Cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress should reconvene to impeach the president,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Schumer said.

As Pelosi suggested impeachment was a possibility, three Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee announced articles of impeachment. Reps. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Ted Lieu of California wrote in the articles that Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트�willfully made statements that encouraged 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and foreseeably resulted in 바카라 게임 웹사이트� imminent lawless action at the Capitol.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

The House impeached Trump in 2019, but the Republican-led Senate acquitted him in early 2020.

At least one House Republican also called for Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s removal. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., a frequent Trump critic, said in a video on Twitter that Trump is 바카라 게임 웹사이트�unfit바카라 게임 웹사이트� and 바카라 게임 웹사이트�unwell.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Kinzinger said the president 바카라 게임 웹사이트�must now relinquish control of the executive branch voluntarily or involuntarily.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Former Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who바카라 게임 웹사이트�s clashed with Trump for years, said he doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t think invoking the 25th Amendment is realistic because of the support it would need from Cabinet members and because of the short time left in Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s term. But he said in an interview that he supported the decisions both by some White House and administration officials to quit and others who are remaining 바카라 게임 웹사이트�to ensure that basically the guard rails stay where they should.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Flake added: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve got two weeks here, and let바카라 게임 웹사이트�s make sure we get to the inauguration.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

___

Associated Press writer Alan Fram contributed to this report.

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