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Democrats’ Drive to Oust Trump Hits Reality Check in Congress Bloomberg 1/8/2021 Billy House and Steven T. Dennis
(Bloomberg) A drive among Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump again over his encouragement of the mob that stormed the Capitol this week is running up against the calendar and divisions among Republicans over how to contain the president during his final days in office.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, and said the House will move forward on articles of impeachment if nothing is done, as the chamber’s top Republican warned of dividing the country further.
Democratic momentum builds for potential fast-track impeachment next week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if President Donald Trump doesn’t resign, as momentum quickly built among House Democrats furious with Trump to hold an impeachment vote.
Following a Democratic caucus call earlier in the afternoon, Pelosi said in a statement that the House would “preserve every option,” including legislation to establish a commission under the 25th Amendment that could recommend Trump’s removal, in addition to impeachment. Final decisions on whether to impeach have not yet been made, Democratic sources said.
Donald Trump announced Friday he won t be going to Joe Biden s inauguration To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th, he tweeted as he also sent tweet praising his supporters as patriots
He has been bunkered down in Oval Office
Aides and allies have described him as a total monster and mad King George
President Donald Trump initially resisted taping his video message acknowledging his election loss
He did so after White House counsel Pat Cipollone warned him of legal danger
Justice Department said it would not rule out pursuing charges against President Trump for his possible role in encouraging the insurgents
Congress Confirms Biden’s Win, Calls for Trump Removal
January 07, 2021
Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November s presidential election during a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
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The United States Congress officially confirmed President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election early Thursday. The confirmation process was halted for hours Wednesday when extremist supporters of President Donald Trump attacked and occupied the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.