US House will vote to urge Trump to be declared incompetent before trial: Pelosi

GOVERNMENT PHOTO: US Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters a day after supporters of US President Donald Trump occupied the Capitol during a news conference in Washington, USA, January 7, 2021. REUTERS / Erin Scott / File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told lawmakers late Sunday that they would only vote this week on a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet to remove President Donald Trump from office before accusation goes.

The House will vote Monday or Tuesday on a resolution urging Pence to amend the 25th U.S. Constitution, which allows him and the cabinet to remove the president if he is unable to fulfill his official duties, Pelosi said in a statement. letter said. . Pelosi added that the house will then continue to put legislation on accusation on the floor. At the end of Sunday, 210 members of the House had posted the indictment, or almost a majority of the House.

Reporting by David Shepardson; Edited by Daniel Wallis

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