It's now being reported that Pence is being told by the powers-that-be to invoke the 25th Amendment and help remove Trump from office now. This probably doesn't come as much of a surprise to most of you.
So Trump can't invoke the insurrection act, declare martial law and arrest all of them, between now and Jan 20th.
The House judiciary committee is attempting to invoke the 25th and have Trump ousted IMMEDIATELY. They have made a formal, detailed appeal to Pence.
Pelosi controls the DC police who allowed Antifa in.
They had Antifa stage an attack so they could shut down the proceedings, and now they are going to attempt to eject Trump. They were obviously going to lose, so they are pulling out all the stops and trying to get rid of Trump. Gosh, his twitter is shut down. HOW CONVENIENT. COUP IS ON
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ia-PIPxUUHouse Speaker Pelosi just cranked up the crazy to '11' by making the news cycle focus on President Trump's use of nukes before he leaves. She just issued this statement:
Preventing an Unhinged President From Using the Nuclear Codes:
This morning, I spoke to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to discuss available precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike.
The situation of this unhinged President could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy.
Interestingly, there was no mention of what response she got from General Milley!
However, she does seem ok with allowing President-Elect Biden - who frequently forgot what state he was in, lashed out at reporters, and called voters 'fat liars' and 'dog-faced pony soldiers' - to have his hand on the trigger.
According to the report, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are working out a "lightning-quick impeachment process," according to "multiple Democratic sources."
"This is urgent -- this is an emergency of the highest magnitude," Pelosi told reporters on Thursday, adding "My phone has been exploding with 'impeach, impeach, impeach.'"
Pelosi and her leadership team spoke Thursday night about whether to hold a quick impeachment vote, and the overwhelming sentiment was to move ahead, according to multiple sources. While there were some dissenters concerned that the move could be perceived as an overreach and turn off Trump supporters in their districts, the view among most top Democrats -- including Pelosi -- is that Trump should be held accountable for his actions.
The full Democratic caucus will speak Friday at 12 p.m. ET.
Moving ahead with impeachment, of course, doesn't mean Congress would be able to remove Trump from office. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could let the clock run out and not hold an impeachment trial in his chamber given that President-elect Joe Biden will be President on January 20. -CNN
President-elect Joe Biden, meanwhile, has "no appetite" for opening an impeachment proceeding according to the report, and prefers to focus on taking office in less than two weeks.
"Impeachment would not help unify this country," said someone close to Biden, who added that "this is a matter to be decided by the Congress."
House Democrats will hold their first full-caucus since Wednesday's mayhem at the US Capitol, when a group of protesters broke inside and a Trump supporter was shot dead by Capitol police.
This call, scheduled for noon ET, will be an important moment in terms of what's going to transpire over the next two weeks. While House Democrat after House Democrat has backed a second impeachment, the caucus itself hasn't gathered since the dramatic events transpired. The call will be the first opportunity for lawmakers to talk to leadership about the impeachment issue, the 25th Amendment issue and significant security concerns related to the Capitol.
Indeed, given the tight timeline, it isn't possible to launch a formal impeachment inquiry like in 2019, an arduous undertaking that took several months.
And just like last time, more political theater.
Update (1800ET): In a none too surprising move, Business Insider reports that, despite the growing bipartisan chorus for a last-minute change at the very top of the American government, Vice President Mike Pence doesn't support removing President Donald Trump from office via the 25th Amendment.
"Not happening," said a Republican close to Pence when asked about growing calls for him to replace Trump.
So... impeachment it is then? Nancy, do you feel lucky?
Nancy Pelosi has joined Chuck Schumer in calling for 25th Amendment to remove Trump who "incited an armed insurrection against America."
Speaking at the same time as Joe Biden, who was revealing more members of his cabinet, and revealilng just how much respect she has for the president elect, Pelosi said that "If the vice president and the cabinet do not act the congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment," she says during a press conference.
"Yesterday the president of the United States incited an armed insurrection against America," she said adding that "in calling for this seditious act, the president has committed an unspeakable assault on our nation."
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi calls for the 25th Amendment to be invoked by Mike Pence to remove Donald Trump from office.
— Bloomberg (@business) January 7, 2021
She says Congress is prepared to proceed with impeachment if it is not https://t.co/FSUmVKeupb pic.twitter.com/Tu8lKEiHmw
Pelosi also called Trump a "very dangerous person", said that "this is an emergency of the highest magnitude" and added that "our Democracy is at risk if action is ignored."
House Speaker Pelosi calls President Trump "a very dangerous person who should not continue in office."
— The Recount (@therecount) January 7, 2021
She asks Sec. of State Pompeo and Treasury Sec. Mnuchin why they won't invoke the 25th Amendment: "Is it about success in business later?" pic.twitter.com/zBmh0hJkfl
She concluded that if the 25th amendment is not invoked my Mike Pence, Congress is prepared to proceed with impeachment.
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New articles of impeachment against President Trump introduced by Rep. David Cicilline seek not only to remove him from office for the very short remainder of his term - they would block him from ever running for office again.
According to the articles, President Trump's insistence that he won the election by a "landslide" and other statements "encouraged - and foreseeably resulted in - imminent lawless action at the Capitol" on Wednesday.
Trump's behavior "warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States."
Some House Democrats are now circulating articles of impeachment against President Trump after yesterday's violence in the Capitol.https://t.co/lLTkmALFTG
— Laura Litvan (@LauraLitvan) January 7, 2021
Chuck Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, and incoming Senate majority leader after the Dems victory in the Georgia runoffs, called for Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office, saying that the outgoing president was directly responsible for Wednesday's riot in the Capitol.
In a statement, Schumer said Vice President Mike Pence should invoke the Constitution’s 25th amendment, using support of the cabinet to take over in the Oval Office until Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20.
"What happened at the US Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president," said Schumer. "This president should not hold office one day longer."
“If the vice president and the Cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress should reconvene to impeach the president,” Schumer added.
What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by President Trump.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 7, 2021
This president must not hold office one day longer.
And indicating that this is not just a frivolous tweet by Schumer, and that Democrats plan on pushing for this until completion, Nancy Pelosi is holding a 1pm presser in which we expect the topic of Trump's prompt removal to be the main topic of discussion.
Source:
Pres. Trump is "like a cornered cat…he's going to lash out and the fact...that he has the powers of the presidency in his hands is quite worrisome."
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) November 10, 2020
Former CIA dir. John Brennan calls on VP Pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and strip Pres. Trump of his powers. pic.twitter.com/CyqFoSIoux
Trump will not attend Biden's inauguration
