Friday, 08 January 2021 (YJC) _ U.S. House Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump.
U.S. House Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment proceedings against Republican President Donald Trump as early as next week following his supporters’ siege at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark said on Friday.
“Donald Trump needs to be removed from office and we are going to proceed with every tool that we have to make sure that that happens to protect our democracy,” Clark told CNN in an interview. If Vice President Mike Pence does not invoke the U.S. Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove Trump, “we will move forward with impeachment.”
Yesterday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer also called on Pence and Trump’s Cabinet to remove him from office -- the latest in a growing chorus demanding his removal following Wednesday’s violent assault on the Capitol by the president’s supporters.
In a statement Thursday, Schumer said the attack on the Capitol “was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president.” He added, “This president should not hold office one day longer.”
Schumer said Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment and immediately remove Trump from office.
Source: Reuters
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