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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 / 07:11 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 12, 2021 / 07:28 PM CSTWASHINGTON, DC (WKRN/AP) — ABC News that Vice President Mike Pence is opposing invoking the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump, with eight days remaining in his term and just short of a week since pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building.In a letter to Democrat and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pence called the House Democrats call for Trump’s removal via the 25th Amendment “political games” at a time when the country didn’t need it. He also said that he would “work in good faith with the upcoming administration to ensure an orderly transition of power.”Pence stated in his letter that the amendment “was designed to address Presidential incapacity or disability.”“Under our Constitution, the 25th Amendment is not a means of punishment or usurpation. Invoking the 25th Amendment in such a manner would set a terrible precedent,” said Pence.He also urged her and other members of Congress “to avoid actions that would further divide and inflame the passions of the moment.”The 25th Amendment says the vice president and a majority of principal officers of executive departments “or of such other body as Congress” may provide a declaration to Congress that the president “is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” At that point, the vice president would assume the powers of acting president.The amendment was proposed after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It outlines the procedures for replacing the president or vice president in the event of death, removal, resignation or incapacitation.&nbsp;The amendment was applied during the Watergate scandal in the 1970s. It helped with the process of replacing Spiro Agnew as vice president. It also went into play when Richard Nixon resigned.READ THE FULL LETTER BELOW:The Associated Press contributed to this story.Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe NowThanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now✕× Close Ad

Posted: Jan 12, 2021 / 07:11 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 12, 2021 / 07:28 PM CSTWASHINGTON, DC (WKRN/AP) — ABC News that Vice President Mike Pence is opposing invoking the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump, with eight days remaining in his term and just short of a week since pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building.In a letter to Democrat and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pence called the House Democrats call for Trump’s removal via the 25th Amendment “political games” at a time when the country didn’t need it. He also said that he would “work in good faith with the upcoming...

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