[Jan] Trump & next president Flashcards
How he can be impeached?
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How trump can be removed?
2 ways
- exercise of the 25th Amendment of the Constitution
- impeachment.
25th ammendement?
The 25th Amendment lays out the provisions for a transfer of power from a US president who dies, resigns, is removed from office or for other reasons is unable to fulfil his or her duties.
The fourth section of 25th ammend. provides a multistep process for the vice president and a majority of the officials who lead executive agencies — commonly thought of as the cabinet — to declare that the president is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” That process ultimately requires a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress.
What about impeachment?
The House of Representatives can set up the articles of impeachment and pass it without any difficulty.
However, the impeachment trial would have to take place in the Senate, it will not be able to act on the articles of impeachment received from the House without agreement from all the 100 senators before January 19.
Conclusion?
The US constitution provides for Mr Trump to be impeached after he vacates his office, thus time available is not a constraint.
Most constitutional lawyers agree that an ex-President can be impeached, which would have the effect of preventing him from running for the presidency again.
However, it is widely believed that impeaching President Donald Trump with only a few days remaining in his presidency would not yield rich dividends and can possibly divide the country further