25th amendment

Congressional Democrats want Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and declare Trump incapable of exercising the duties of his office, but if he does not, and the president does not resign, they say they will move to impeach him for an unprecedented second time. Here’s what you need to know.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office. Hours earlier, Pence had sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., stating he would not do so.

In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence said he doesn’t believe invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office is “in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with our Constitution.”

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Penn., describes her reasons why she would vote for a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

It’s been nearly a week since a mob of President Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in what’s being referred to as an insurrection, an attack on democracy, and even a terrorist attack. As more details are revealed and more videos and personal accounts come to light, the event becomes even more outrageous, and it has left members of...

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House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., brought a resolution asking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Donald Trump from office. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. Unanimous consent passage was blocked by Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va.

President-elect Joe Biden says President Donald Trump isn’t “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls that he be impeached for a second time

The chaos at the Capitol are starting to show consequences for President Donald Trump, who have largely spent his years in office flouting presidential conventions with the support of his staff and party. Lawmakers, including Republican House member Adam Kinzinger, have called for Vice President Mike Pence to unseat Trump via the 25th amendment. Meanwhile, Trump’s cabinet and staff members...

The riots at the U.S. Capitol have prompted calls from a number of high-ranking politicians, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for President Trump to be removed from office through the 25th Amendment. But there are a number of obstacles that stand in the way of that happening. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker explains.

More than 100 lawmakers in Congress, mostly Democrats, are now calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office.  Multiple sources familiar with the matter tell NBC News there have been informal discussions about invoking the 25th Amendment by some staff-level officials within the administration.  “The Vice President has to agree and he has to get a majority of…

More than 100 lawmakers in Congress— mostly Democrats— now calling for President Trump’s removal from office. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman has more on Amendment 25 and what it is.

The day after the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.

Following the mob insurrection that took place after the goading of the sitting president of the United States which resulted in the temporary sacking of the U.S. Capitol and ended with the deaths of four people, there have been calls from some quarters to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Donald Trump from office.

More than 50 years ago, the U.S. Constitution was amended to provide a way to remove from office a president who isn’t capable of fulfilling his duties to the country. The 25th Amendment provides the specific instructions to handle that transfer of presidential power. Read the full 25th Amendment here: Section 1 In case of the removal of the President…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.

Democrats, a U.S. trade group and former members of President Donald Trump’s administration have urged Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s cabinet to declare Trump unfit for office and remove him via the 25th Amendment. The calls for Trump’s removal come after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday hours after Trump encouraged them to...

Some lawmakers have called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office using the 25th Amendment after the breach of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters on Wednesday. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker breaks down how the constitutional provision that deals with the transfer of presidential power would work.