Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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The sources told the newspaper that the cabinet secretaries had informal discussions in their own agencies about the process, but that the effort was not formally promoted.
The report comes as dozens of Democrats and several GOP officials called on Vice President Pence to call for the amendment and remove Trump from office after a crowd of his supporters raided the US Capitol has.
According to the news office, there were several arguments against continuing the action. First, the legal process would take longer than a week, which means that the attempt would probably not work out immediately. It was also discussed whether secretaries serving in ‘acting’ roles could participate in a vote to remove.
There was also concern pushing President Trump
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Mnuchin declined to comment on CNBC, and a State Department official denied The Hill that the talks took place.
The Hill reached out to the Treasury Secretary for comment.
Article 4 of the 25th Amendment authorizes the vice president and a majority of cabinet members to declare a president are “incapable of fulfilling the powers and duties of this office.” A sitting president, however, can dispute that.
However, Business Insider and The New York Times did report that Pence did not want to support the move, and a White House official told The Hill that he had no reservations about the 25th amendment.
Home speaker Nancy Pelosi
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