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Michigan lawmakers call on Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office

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Tags:&nbsp;Sign up for our NewslettersTags:&nbsp;The has forced political leaders to more closely scrutinize President Trump and the role his rhetoric has played in Wednesday’s violent riots -- and if he is fit to remain in office, even if his term expires in just 13 days.The American votes that declare Joe Biden as the nation’s next president have been certified at local, state and national levels. Members of Congress were meeting on Jan. 6 to count and approve those certifications, the final step in affirming Biden’s title as President-elect.As representatives convened in Washington Wednesday, . A large group of extremists -- some armed -- in a bid to challenge Biden’s victory, forcing lawmakers to flee in search of safety. As of Wednesday evening, the Associated Press reports that during the chaos; one woman was shot inside the Capitol.Though clear to many before, lawmakers, TV pundits and Americans alike agreed that Trump’s spewing of false election claims and encouragement of violence and defiance contributes to dangerous behaviors like those seen Jan. 6.Read: In response, lawmakers are calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.Michigan lawmakers have joined representatives around the country in asking Pence to invoke the amendment and assume Trump’s duties as president for the remainder of his term.Learn more: Given the President’s incitement of violence and abdication of responsibility, I am joining my colleagues in calling on to invoke the 25th amendment. — Rep. Andy Levin (@RepAndyLevin)I cannot fulfill my duties as a Member of Congress if I do not stand up and call for the removal of Donald Trump from office to save our country. The Vice President and Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment, or Congress should impeach and remove the President.— Brenda Lawrence (@RepLawrence)I encourage those with the authority to invoke the 25th Amendment to exercise that power. This President must be removed to preserve our democracy and protect our national security. I continue to pray for all Americans tonight. — Rep. Haley Stevens (@RepHaleyStevens)President Trump is wholly unfit to serve as commander-in-chief.After today's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol incited by the president, he should either resign, be impeached again by Congress or removed by the Cabinet under the 25th Amendment.— Rep. Dan Kildee (@RepDanKildee)This is on Donald Trump, period. He called folks to D.C. and gave them marching orders. He needs to be impeached and removed immediately.— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib)I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the Cabinet should stop hiding behind anonymous leaks to reporters and do what the Constitution demands they do: invoke the 25th Amendment and remove this President from office. — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren)NEW: I am sending a letter with and our colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee, calling on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office after today’s events. — David Cicilline (@davidcicilline)Speaker of the U.S. House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, from California, to remove Trump from office. The legislation did not move forward, but the effort was seen as a tool to stoke questions about Trump’s fitness.More coverageCopyright 2021 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.About the Author:

Tags:&nbsp;Sign up for our NewslettersTags:&nbsp;The has forced political leaders to more closely scrutinize President Trump and the role his rhetoric has played in Wednesday’s violent riots -- and if he is fit to remain in office, even if his term expires in just 13 days.The American votes that declare Joe Biden as the nation’s next president have been certified at local, state and national levels. Members of Congress were meeting on Jan. 6 to count and approve those certifications, the final step in affirming Biden’s title as President-elect.As representatives convened in Washington...

Michigan lawmakers call on Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office

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